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governmentese

gov·ern·ment·ese
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [guhv-ern-muh n-teez, -tees, -er-muh n-]
    • /ˌgʌv ərn mənˈtiz, -ˈtis, -ər mən-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [guhv-ern-muh n-teez, -tees, -er-muh n-]
    • /ˌgʌv ərn mənˈtiz, -ˈtis, -ər mən-/

Definitions of governmentese word

  • noun governmentese complicated or obscurantist language thought to be characteristic of government bureaucratic statements; officialese. 1
  • noun governmentese the jargon and long-winded language peculiar to government departments and documents 0
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Parts of speech for Governmentese

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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governmentese popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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