OFFICIALESE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("officialese" is a kind of...):

expressive style; style (a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period)

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