Governmentese
[guhv-ern-muh n-teez, -tees, -er-muh n-] /ˌgʌv ərn mənˈtiz, -ˈtis, -ər mən-/
noun
1.
complicated or obscurantist language thought to be characteristic of bureaucratic statements; officialese.
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- Government-house
noun 1. the official residence of a colonial governor, as in a British Commonwealth country. noun 1. the official residence of a representative of the British Crown (such as a Canadian Lieutenant-Governor or an Australian Governor General) in a state or province that recognizes the British sovereign as Head of the Commonwealth
- Government-in-exile
[guhv-ern-muh nt-in-eg-zahyl, -ek-sahyl, -er-muh nt-] /ˈgʌv ərn mənt ɪnˈɛg zaɪl, -ˈɛk saɪl, -ər mənt-/ noun 1. a government temporarily moved to or formed in a foreign land by exiles who hope to establish that government in their native country after its liberation.
- Government-issue
noun 1. (often initial capital letter) issued or supplied by the government or one of its agencies. adjective 1. supplied by a government or government agency
- Government man
noun 1. (Austral) (in the 19th century) a convict
- Government of god
See PROVIDENCE.