bureaucratese. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

bureaucratese

SYLLABICATION:	bu·reau·crat·ese
PRONUNCIATION:	byr-kr-tz, -ts
NOUN:	A style of language characterized by jargon and euphemism that is used especially by bureaucrats: “Soviet bureaucratese, especially the tongue-twisting acronyms and alien-sounding portmanteau words of the state security apparatus” (Strobe Talbott).


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