n.
Pronunciation: ˌ byu ̇ r- ə -( ˌ )kra- ' t ē z, - ' t ē s, ˌ by ə r-
Function: noun
Date: 1949
: a style of language held to be characteristic of bureaucrats and marked by abstractions, jargon, euphemisms, and circumlocutions
n.
Pronunciation: ˌ byu ̇ r- ə -( ˌ )kra- ' t ē z, - ' t ē s, ˌ by ə r-
Function: noun
Date: 1949
: a style of language held to be characteristic of bureaucrats and marked by abstractions, jargon, euphemisms, and circumlocutions
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012