˜yĐÄvlog

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governmentese

[ guhv-ern-muhn-teez, -tees, -er-muhn- ]

noun

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


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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.

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

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Don’t assume everyone is familiar with esoteric acronyms and other governmentese.

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“It all sounds like governmentese, for no one is going to approve payment of your care ahead of time. It’s a bunch of booby traps and trap doors,” he said.

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