bureaucratese

American  

[byoor-uh-kra-teez, -tees, byoo-rok-ruh-] / ˌbyʊər ə kræˈtiz, -ˈtis, byʊˌrɒk rə- /

noun

1. a style of language, used especially by bureaucrats, that is full of circumlocutions, euphemisms, buzzwords, abstractions, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of bureaucratese

bureaucrat + -ese

Example Sentences

It doesn't take a doctorate in bureaucratese to interpret this.

From Salon

In translation, that's bureaucratese for widespread trauma to come.

From Salon

When Professor Kahn left Ithaca for government posts, he became renowned for those precepts, attacking “the artificial and hyper-legal language that is sometimes known as bureaucratese or gobbledygook.”

From New York Times

That’s bureaucratese for “we don’t feel too strongly about this.”

From Washington Post

His hollow apologies and empty promises to improve processes were the worst kind of mealy-mouthed bureaucratese.

From Washington Post