officialese
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
officialese
n 1: the style of writing characteristic of some government
officials: formal and obscure
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
officialese \officialese\ n.
the formal and often obscure style of writing characteristic
of some government officials; bureaucratese; -- it is
characterized by euphemisms, circumlocutions, vague
abstractions, and circumlocutions.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "officialese":
Varietyese, Wall Streetese, Washingtonese, bunkum,
business English, businessese, cinemese, collegese, commercialism,
computerese, economese, federalese, gobbledygook, journalese,
legalese, medical Greek, medicalese, newspaperese, official jargon,
pedagese, political doubletalk, pussyfooting, shoptalk, societyese,
sociologese, stagese, telegraphese
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