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bureaucratese

 
Dictionary: bu·reau·crat·ese   (byʊr'ə-kră-tēz', -tēs') pronunciation

n.
A style of language characterized by jargon and euphemism that is used especially by bureaucrats: "Soviet bureaucratese, especially the tongue-twisting acronyms and alien-sounding portmanteau words of the state security apparatus" (Strobe Talbott).


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n.derisive term for the jargon of military and civilian government officials.

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