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politicese

noun

Etymology

From politic + -ese.

  1. derived from πολιτικός
  2. derived from politicus
  3. borrowed from politique
  4. suffixed as politicese — “politic + ese”

Definitions

  1. Political jargon, language used by politicians.

    • They had hoped to get General Eisenhower to act as their chief inducer. But the General said “No.” After careful and accurate translation from English into the “politicese” this was interpreted to mean—“No.”
    • If you speak your business jargon after hours—whether it’s computerese or politicese, stock marketese or medicalese—your chances of communicating with anyone not in your profession is going to be extremely limited.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA