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.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.