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officialese Definition

officialese Bedeutung

officialese the style of writing characteristic of some government officials: formal and obscure
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Officialese or bureaucratese is a derogatory term for language that sounds official. It is the "language of officialdom". Officialese is characterized by a preference for wordy, long sentences; a preference for complex words, code words or buzzwords over simple, traditional ones; a preference for vagueness over directness and a preference for passive over active voice . The history of officialese can be traced to the history of officialdom, as far back as the eldest human civilizations and their surviving official writings.