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governmentese

American

[guhv-ern-muhn-teez, -tees, -er-muhn-] / ˌgʌv ərn mənˈtiz, -ˈtis, -ər mən- /

Also governmentalese

noun

complicated or obscurantist language thought to be characteristic of government bureaucratic statements; officialese.

Etymology

Origin of governmentese

government + -ese

Example Sentences

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It really doesn’t matter, I suppose, because ordinary people don’t pay much attention to such nonsensical governmentese.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2023

To get to the bottom of this, you’ve got to wade through a lot of indecipherable gunk crafted in obscure governmentese.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2022

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