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Officialese

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Noun

1. officialese

the style of writing characteristic of some government officials: formal and obscure

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Officialese

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noun
language characteristic of official documents, esp when verbose or pedantic

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Officialese

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noun
the pompous, wordy, and involved language typical of official communications and reports

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Officialese

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n.
Language characteristic of official documents or statements, especially when obscure, pretentiously wordy, or excessively formal.

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