Noun
the style of writing characteristic of some government officials: formal and obscure
Source: WordNetI know, if anyone does - all research workers know - how much is missed that really matters because reports have to be written in officialese. They have to be, because a lot of us can't take anything seriously unless you make it dull for them. Edmund Clerihew Bentley
Dickens, Chapter 10 By the 1880s the term "officialese" was in use, defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as, "The formal and typically verbose language considered characteristic of officials or official documents". Source: Internet
He praised Fraser for replacing Gowers's dated examples of officialese with modern specimens and updating the text to reflect current trends, but concluded: The Fraser edition was reprinted in hardback three times between 1973 and 1983. Source: Internet
Other terms and usage further The terms officialese or bureaucratese refer to language used by officials or authorities. Source: Internet
This type of expression is considered prescriptively incorrect, but it may be found wherever direct translations from Swedish, English, etc. are made, especially in legal texts, and has traditionally been a typical feature of Finnish "officialese". Source: Internet