noun
do-nothing, plan-nothing; idle and without policy
A yojijukugo used to criticize a government, organization, or leader that takes no action and has no plan. Often appears in political commentary.
無為無策の政府に国民は失望している。
The public is disappointed with the do-nothing, plan-nothing government.
彼の無為無策ぶりには呆れるばかり
I can only be amazed at his idleness and lack of policy.
Means 'idleness' or 'doing nothing', but does not include the 'plan-nothing' nuance of 無為無策.
A yojijukugo combining 無為 (idleness, doing nothing) and 無策 (lack of policy, planlessness). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a conventional compound used in political and critical contexts.