noun
- resistance to change or progress; adherence to existing conditions
Usage: political science; formal
Examples
- The government’s immobilism prevented any meaningful economic reforms.
- Critics accused the party of political immobilism in the face of social problems.
- The organization’s immobilism led to its decline in a rapidly changing market.
- His immobilism frustrated colleagues who wanted to modernize the company.
- The country suffered from institutional immobilism for decades.
- Voters rejected the candidate’s immobilism in favor of progressive policies.