politicese

Etymology

From politic + -ese.

politicese means political jargon, language used by politicians. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

noun

Political jargon, language used by politicians.“There is scarcely a section of Republican or Democratic platform that a voter would refuse to accept. In the words of Dr. Holmes, they excel in “saying undisputed things in a solemn way.” But that is typical of politicese, the language used by platform makers.”