集しゅう団だん思し考こう

noun

groupthink

A psychological and sociological term for the tendency of a cohesive group to make irrational decisions due to conformity pressure.

• 集しゅう団だん思し考こうに陥おちいると、反はん対たい意い見けんが出でにくくなる。

  When groupthink sets in, dissenting opinions become hard to voice.

• 会かい議ぎでは集しゅう団だん思し考こうを避さけるために、あえて批ひ判はん的てきな役やく割わりを設もうけた。

  In the meeting, we deliberately assigned a critical role to avoid groupthink.