bureaucratese
nounEtymology From bureaucrat + -ese.
1
Derogatory, Informal 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.2019, Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys, Fleet, page 186:
2
Derogatory, Informal Wordy, ostentatious talk or writing that resembles bureaucratic writing.
- The company president's annual statement was complete bureaucratese: it was utterly content-free.
- Synonyms
- officialese, legalese
- Related terms
- bureaucracy, bureaucrat, bureaucratic, bureaucratically, legalese, obfuscation