Definition of "do-nothingism" []

• Inactivity; habitual sloth; idleness (noun)

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• "“I have tried to stand between these two forces,” King wrote, “saying that we need emulate neither the ‘do-nothingism’ of the complacent nor the hatred and despair of the black nationalist.”"
• "Their opening remarks are noteworthy and highlight the unfortunate gap between their serious efforts to stave off a fiscal debacle and the current do-nothingism coming from the White House and Senate Democrats."
• "Personally, I get no pleasure in imagining future Americans cursing their ancestors, not just for their do-nothingism, but their actual resistance to doing anything."