: the characteristic language of official statements : wordy, pompous, or obscure language
Example Sentences
The documents were full of confusing officialese.
Recent Examples on the WebBut the euphemism and officialese have appeared to worsen over the decades. Patrick Blanchfield, The New Republic, 31 Mar. 2020 Anyone who knows anything about research in the former Soviet archives would recognize the official reception of Sanders in Yaroslavl in 1988 and subsequent contacts as routine and pure officialese. Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2020