Stakeholder Alignment

Definition

Getting everyone to pretend they agree on something so meetings can finally end and people can go back to doing whatever they want.

Example Usage

We achieved stakeholder alignment on the Q4 strategic initiatives during today's summit.

Source: Corporate management terminology

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