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Officialese vs Bureaucratese - What's the difference?

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Officialese is a synonym of bureaucratese.


As nouns the difference between officialese and bureaucratese

is that officialese is the typical language of officials or official documents; legalistic and pompous language while bureaucratese is a style of language, typically used by bureaucrats, that uses jargon or euphemism to the detriment of broader understanding.

officialese

English

Noun

(-)
  • The typical language of officials or official documents; legalistic and pompous language.
  • *2011 , Thomas Penn, Winter King , Penguin 2012, p. 263:
  • *:These were men, the chronicler continued, who ‘spoke pleasantly’, in the smooth officialese that most of Henry's counsellors were accustomed to deploy […].

    • Synonyms

    * bureaucratese

    See also

    * legalese

    bureaucratese

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A style of language, typically used by bureaucrats, that uses jargon or euphemism to the detriment of broader understanding.
  • Any language containing many non-essential words intended to imply more importance or intelligence than is actually present.
    • The company president's annual statement was complete bureaucratese : it was completely content-free.

    Synonyms

    * officialese

    See also

    * legalese * obfuscation