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bureaucratese

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bureaucratese

Main Entry:: bu·reau·crat·ese
Pronunciation:: \ˌbyu̇r-ə-(ˌ)kra-ˈtēz, -ˈtēs, ˌbyər-\
Function:: noun
Date:: 1949

: a style of language held to be characteristic of bureaucrats and marked by abstractions, jargon, euphemisms, and circumlocutions

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