Recuse. Now there's a word I've never heard before, and in that, and in its overall look and feel, it reminds of my last word of the day, which was redact.
Today it was announced that Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Google, has resigned from the Apple board of directors. Why? Because Google are now in the business of making web browsers (Chrome) and operating systems (Chrome OS), and that represents an incursion into territory that Apple have a stake in, and for Eric, that means a conflict of interest. The net result was, until Eric quit, he had to recuse himself from lots of meetings. Recuse - to disqualify (oneself) as judge in a particular case ; broadly : to remove (oneself) from participation to avoid a conflict of interest. Nice!
Here's the full quote:
"Eric has been an excellent Board member for Apple, investing his valuable time, talent, passion and wisdom to help make Apple successful," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "Unfortunately, as Google enters more of Apple's core businesses, with Android and now Chrome OS, Eric's effectiveness as an Apple Board member will be significantly diminished, since he will have to recuse himself from even larger portions of our meetings due to potential conflicts of interest. Therefore, we have mutually decided that now is the right time for Eric to resign his position on Apple's Board."
Recuse. Recuse. Recuse. Why not try to shoehorn it into a conversation near you soon?
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