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bureaucratese

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bu·reau·crat·ese  (byr-kr-tz, -ts)
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).
bureaucratese
language characteristic of government bureaucracy, characterized by excessive use of jargon, convoluted construction, and periphrasis.
See also: Language Style
turgid, misleading language, as typical of bureaucracies. Cf. federalese, officialese.
See also: Bureaucracy
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One thing about this column that makes it easy to write is that I rarely have to go very far to come up with examples of jargon or bureaucratese.
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They abound in arcane terms of art, circumlocutions, bureaucratese and examples that are less than exemplary In printed volumes, the researcher must hold his or her place with a thumb while looking up a cross-reference, which in turn refers to another section and so exhausts the researcher's supply of thumbs, not to mention patience.
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