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governmentese

governmentese noun: the jargon spoken in government.

Noun

governmentese (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The jargon spoken in government.

Forms of governmentese

alternative formgovernmentalese

Origin of governmentese

From government + -ese.

Questions about governmentese

What does governmentese mean?
Governmentese means the jargon spoken in government.
What part of speech is governmentese?
Governmentese is a noun.

Words near governmentese in the dictionary

  1. governmentalize
  2. governmentalized
  3. governmentalizes
  4. governmentalizing
  5. governmentally
  6. governmentese
  7. governmentish
  8. governmentism
  9. governmentist
  10. governmentists
  11. governmentless

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