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Definition of officialese noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

officialese

noun
 
/əˌfɪʃəˈliːz/
 
/əˌfɪʃəˈliːz/
[uncountable] (disapproving)
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  1. language used in official documents that is thought by many people to be too complicated and difficult to understand
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