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(informal, derogatory) A style of language, used by bureaucrats, that involves jargon or euphemism to the detriment of broader understanding. quotations examples
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
(informal, derogatory) Wordy, ostentatious talk or writing that resembles bureaucratic writing. examples