The term has long bothered me. It seemed from that type of overcomplication that says "utilise" instead of "use," that popular language police from the second half of the 1900s were always railing about. Why not just say administer?
I now learn that this is not a new creation, but dates back 400 years, back to a previous time when people showed off with big words in English. It keeps happening.
The Maritime Defense Zone Atlantic was infamous for always being last on the scene, insist on taking charge and FACILITATING things. I was never really clear on what they meant to facilitate. All they ever brought to the fight was a superabundance or overabundance of unqualified 06 and 05 officers and ego. They had no comms capability, no surveillance capability, no intel capability, no weapons at all, no training in command and control and yet they always insisted that they were in charge and were there to facilitate.
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