In journalese and politicianese every warning is grave, every destruction wanton, every feeling sensibly felt[…]
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Politicianese
Synonyms for "politicianese" (7 found)
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Translations
2 translations across 2 languages.
Italian
1 entries- politichese noun (political jargon, language used by politicians)
Spanish
1 entries- politiqués noun (political jargon, language used by politicians)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
This is fine, of course, but somewhat vague, illusory and politicianese.
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The statement said the governor will answer only “valid criticisms,” during the campaign. Political Notes doesn’t know what that means in French or Chinese, but in Politicianese it means: “There simply can’t be any valid criticism against our man so we ain’t answering nuttin’.”
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“The name is not unfamiliar,” Chance said, “but . . .” He shook his head. Not unfamiliar. You gotta love it when they speak politicianese.
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