bureaucratese (noun)

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• bureaucratese — noun a) a style of language, typically used by bureaucrats, that uses jargon or euphemism to the detriment of broader understanding The company presidents annual statement was complete bureaucratese: it was completely content free. b) any… …   Wiktionary

• bureaucratese — noun Date: 1949 a style of language held to be characteristic of bureaucrats and marked by abstractions, jargon, euphemisms, and circumlocutions …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bureaucratese — /bjurɒkrəˈtiz/ (say byoohrokruh teez) noun a style of writing said to be common among bureaucrats, characterised by verbosity, opaqueness, political correctness, jargon, etc …  

• bureaucratese — ˌbyu̇rə¦krad.¦ēz, ˈbyü , rō , aˈtēz; byü¦räkrə¦tēz, byu̇ ; also ˈēs noun : a style of language held to be characteristic of bureaucrats and marked by the prevalence of abstractions, jargon, euphemisms, and circumlocutions …   Useful english dictionary

• federalese — noun Date: 1944 bureaucratese …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• officialese — noun The typical language of official documents, legalistic and pompous. Syn: bureaucratese …   Wiktionary

• jargon — noun the brochure is written in legal jargon Syn: specialized language, slang, cant, idiom, argot, patter; informal speak, ese, babble, newspeak, journalese, bureaucratese, technobabble, psychobabble; double talk, doublespeak; gibberish,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• debase — transitive verb Date: 1565 1. to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character 2. a. to reduce the intrinsic value of (a coin) by increasing the base metal content b. to reduce the exchange value of (a monetary unit) • debasement noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• jargon — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lingo, shoptalk, patois, cant, argot, jive (sl.); double talk; gibberish. See concealment, unmeaningness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Unintelligible, trite, or pretentious speech] Syn. gibberish, mumbo… …   English dictionary for students

• -ese — a noun and adjective suffix indicating 1. locality, nationality, language, etc., as in Japanese, Vietnamese. 2. a particular jargon, as in computerese, journalese, bureaucratese. {Old French eis, from Latin ēnsis} …  

• bur|eau|crat|ese — «BYUR uh KRAT EEZ, EES», noun. bureaucratic jargon; officialese: »In Washington bureaucratese, a “Schedule A man” is one who, while not of Cabinet or subCabinet rank, has an important policy making function (Time) …   Useful english dictionary