Officialese
/ə.fɪ.ʃəˈliːz/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The typical language of officials or official documents; legalistic and pompous language. countable, uncountable
"These were men, the chronicler continued, who ‘spoke pleasantly’, in the smooth officialese that most of Henry's counsellors were accustomed to deploy […]"
- 2 the style of writing characteristic of some government officials: formal and obscure wordnet
Example
More examples"These were men, the chronicler continued, who ‘spoke pleasantly’, in the smooth officialese that most of Henry's counsellors were accustomed to deploy […]"
Etymology
From official + -ese.