Meaning of government stroke | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The deliberately slow pace of work supposed to be typical of government workers.
   Australia, slang
2. The amount work that a convict was required to complete each day.
   Australia, historical, obsolete, slang

Examples

“Why not just leave things as they are and say, "We are going to run this government organisation efficiently; we are going to make sure that the government stroke has disappeared, that the managers are on the ball and that the customers get good service".”

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