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federalese

federalese noun: the bureaucratic jargon of federal government.

Noun

federalese (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) The bureaucratic jargon of federal government.

Origin of federalese

From federal + -ese.

Questions about federalese

What does federalese mean?
Federalese means the bureaucratic jargon of federal government.
What part of speech is federalese?
Federalese is a noun.

Words near federalese in the dictionary

  1. Federal Way
  2. federal yellow
  3. federal yellows
  4. federale
  5. federales
  6. federalese
  7. federalisation
  8. federalisations
  9. federalise
  10. federalised
  11. federalises

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