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as in legalese, bureaucratese
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“Governmentese.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governmentese. Accessed 21 Apr. 2021.
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The first known use of governmentese was in 1907
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