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politickese

politickese is the alternative spelling of politicese.

Meaning of politicese

Noun

politicese (uncountable)

  1. Political jargon, language used by politicians.
    • 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.1920 March 18, E. W. Anibal, “To-Day’s Prize Letter”, in New York Tribune, volume LXXIX, number 26,786, page 9
    Synonyms:
    politicianese

Questions about politickese

What is politickese the alternative spelling of?
Politickese is the alternative spelling of politicese.

Words near politickese in the dictionary

  1. politicizing
  2. politick
  3. politicked
  4. politicker
  5. politickers
  6. politickese
  7. politicking
  8. politickings
  9. politicks
  10. politicly
  11. politicness

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