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Definition of Bureaucratese
1. Noun. a style of language, typically used by bureaucrats, that uses jargon or euphemism to the detriment of broader understanding ¹
2. Noun. any language containing many non-essential words intended to imply more importance or intelligence than actually present ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bureaucratese
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bureaucratese
Literary usage of Bureaucratese
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. M. I. A.: Accounting for the Missing in Southeast Asia by Paul D. Mather (1995)
"In fairness to the Vietnamese, however, it is not difficult to imagine that the
letter, written as it was in rather stilted "bureaucratese", could be either ..."
2. School Violence: What Is Being Done to Combat School Violence? What Should edited by John L. Mica (2001)
"... but their statements are magnificent, because they reflect common sense, real
life experiences, they are to the point, and they are not bureaucratese. ..."
3. Take Action Against Drug Abuse: How to Start a Volunteer Anti-Drug Program (1994)
"Avoid bureaucratese at a costs. • Make it brief. Say what you have to say an say
it clearly, avoid adjectives and redundar cies, and end it. • Do not beg. ..."
4. Politics Without Frontiers: Role of Political Parties in Europe's Future by Mark ( Leonard (1997)
"There is no reason to suppose that access to the transcripts of a meeting on
tomato paste in Euro-bureaucratese or the chance to watch fisheries ministers ..."
5. Make a Difference: A Spectacular Breakthrough in the Fight Against Poverty by Gary MacDougal (2005)
"Categorical is bureaucratese for rigidly defined, single-purpose funds that flow
through the system and can't, ..."
6. Globalistan: How the Globalized World Is Dissolving Into Liquid War by Pepe Escobar (2007)
"Its great merit was to kick out proverbial UN bureaucratese and ram it on
neo-liberalism and the IMF's "structural adjustments" as key vectors in the ..."
7. Communicating With Parents: Training Guides For The Head Start Learning by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"Avoid jargon, bureaucratese, and specialized vocabulary. • Define words in context
using relevant examples or metaphors. • Keep your sentences fairly short ..."
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