What does politicese mean?
Politicese means Political jargon, language used by politicians..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · 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.
They had hoped to get General Eisenhower to act as their chief inducer. But the General said “No.” After careful and accurate translation from English into the “politicese” this was interpreted to mean—“No.”
If you speak your business jargon after hours—whether it’s computerese or politicese, stock marketese or medicalese—your chances of communicating with anyone not in your profession is going to be extremely limited.
Use politicese when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Politicese means Political jargon, language used by politicians..
Common synonyms include politicianese.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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