bureaucratese
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bureaucratese
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- A style of language, used by bureaucrats, that involves jargon or euphemism to the detriment of broader understanding. Help you fill out the application for food stamps and other government programs, break down the discouraging bureaucratese.
- Wordy, ostentatious talk or writing that resembles bureaucratic writing. The company president's annual statement was complete bureaucratese: it was utterly content-free.
Similar: officialese, legalese
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Similar: officialese, legalese
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noun pejorative term for language typically used by bureaucrats
| 中文 | 官腔 guānqiāng, 官話 /官话 guānhuà |
|---|---|
| Français | langue de bois |
| Deutsch | Bürokratensprache, Behördensprache, Verwaltungsjargon, Amtsdeutsch, Behördendeutsch, Beamtendeutsch |
| Italiano | burocratese |
| Русский | канцеляри́т kanceljarít |
noun pejorative term for language resembling that used by bureaucrats
| Français | baratin, charabia |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Behördensprache, Kanzleistil, Beamtendeutsch, Amtsdeutsch, Papierdeutsch |
Talk about this word "bureaucratese." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bureaucratese. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bureaucratese. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bureaucratese "bureaucratese." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bureaucratese.Cite this
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title = {bureaucratese},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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