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bureaucratese
noun bu·reau·crat·ese \ˌbyu̇r-ə-(ˌ)kra-ˈtēz, -ˈtēs, ˌbyər-\
Definition of BUREAUCRATESE
: a style of language held to be characteristic of bureaucrats and marked by abstractions, jargon, euphemisms, and circumlocutions
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First Known Use of BUREAUCRATESE
1949
Rhymes with BUREAUCRATESE
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