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governmentalese

governmentalese is the alternative form of governmentese.

Meaning of governmentese

Noun

governmentese (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The jargon spoken in government.

Origin of governmentalese

From governmental + -ese.

Questions about governmentalese

What is governmentalese the alternative form of?
Governmentalese is the alternative form of governmentese.

Words near governmentalese in the dictionary

  1. government-general
  2. government-in-exile
  3. government-owned and controlled corporation
  4. government-to-person
  5. governmental
  6. governmentalese
  7. governmentalise
  8. governmentalised
  9. governmentalises
  10. governmentalising
  11. governmentalism

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Adapted from Wiktionary: governmentalese (page history and authors); governmentese (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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