Definitions For Bureaucratese

Noun

BUREAUCRATESE (uncountable) (informal, pejorative) A style of language, used by bureaucrats, that involves jargon or euphemism to the detriment of broader understanding. (informal, pejorative) Wordy, ostentatious talk or writing that resembles bureaucratic writing. : {{ux, en, The company president's annual statement was complete bureaucratese: it was utterly content-free.}}

Synonyms

officialese legalese

Related terms

bureaucracy bureaucrat bureaucratic bureaucratically

Translations

Bulgarian: канцеларски стил, m Chinese: : Mandarin: 官腔, tr=guānqiāng Finnish: (viranomaisten) kapulakieli French: langue de bois, f German: {{q, languages in general}} Bürokratensprache, f, Behördensprache, f, Verwaltungsjargon, m; {{q, for German more often}} Amtsdeutsch, n, Behördendeutsch, n, Beamtendeutsch, n; {{q, the same terms can also be formed with other languages e.g. Amtsenglisch, g=n, , English bureaucratese}} Italian: burocratese Russian: канцеляри́т, m Swedish: kanslisvenska, c Finnish: kapulakieli German: Behördensprache, f, Kanzleistil; {{q, for German more often}} Beamtendeutsch, n, Amtsdeutsch, n, Papierdeutsch, n

Etymology

from bureaucrat + ese.

See also

legalese obfuscation