governmentese
noun
gov·ern·men·tese ˌgə-vər-mən-ˈtēz 
: jargon held to be characteristic of government officials
Word History
First Known Use
1907, in the meaning defined above
governmentese
noun
as in educationese
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- educationese
- Pentagonese
- legalese
- bureaucratese
- computerese
- psychobabble
- technobabble
- song and dance
- hot air
- rigmarole
- rigamarole
- gobbledygook
- gibberish
- gobbledegook
- fustian
- bafflegab
- rhetoric
- oratory
- wind
- gas
- bombast
- grandiloquence
- hype
- double-talk