bureaucratese
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bureaucratese
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In translation, that's bureaucratese for widespread trauma to come.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2023
His hollow apologies and empty promises to improve processes were the worst kind of mealy-mouthed bureaucratese.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2021
It is not written in bureaucratese, but it is not far from it either.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2019
Hovering over modern discussions of usage is the spectre of George Orwell, whose essay “Politics and the English Language” challenged the degeneracy of bureaucratese.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 30, 2019
The bland bureaucratese of an April 2004 report by the General Accounting Office did not hide harsh conclusions: Overseas missions were draining the guard of its troops, particularly in expert specialties.
From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2016
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