ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Managementese

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Managementese is a noun meaning (often derogatory) The jargon used by management.

Meaning

(often derogatory) The jargon used by management.

Example Sentences

The uniqueness of Perotspeak is its mixture of rustic metaphor with modern managementese.
Even phrased as they are in Higher Managementese, these comments touch the heart of the matter.
Since February, we have been calling for the ridiculously named Consignia to change back to the good old Post Office. . . . [T]he chief executive, John Roberts, said of Consignia that it was a "modern, meaningful and entirely appropriate" name that "describes the full scope of the Post Office in a way that the words ‘post’ and ‘office’ cannot". That was clearly hogwash managementese of the worst variety.

Synonyms for managementese

Depending on context, synonyms include managementspeak.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include managerese, marketese, managery, medicalese, militaryese, medspeak.

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