Politicese

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Political jargon, language used by politicians. uncountable

    "There is scarcely a section of Republican or Democratic platform that a voter would refuse to accept. In the words of Dr. Holmes, they excel in “saying undisputed things in a solemn way.” But that is typical of politicese, the language used by platform makers."

Synonyms

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politicianese

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"There is scarcely a section of Republican or Democratic platform that a voter would refuse to accept. In the words of Dr. Holmes, they excel in “saying undisputed things in a solemn way.” But that is typical of politicese, the language used by platform makers."

Etymology

From politic + -ese.

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