Governmentese
Patois and governmentese are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Patois" instead a noun "Governmentese".
Patois
Patois noun - The special terms or expressions of a particular group or field.
Usage example: the medical patois that the hospital staffers used among themselves was incomprehensible to me
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Synonyms for Patois
Governmentese and patois are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Governmentese" instead a noun "Patois".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- dialect and governmentese
- dialect and patois
- language and governmentese
- language and patois
- cant and governmentese
- cant and patois
- patter and governmentese
- patter and patois
- lingo and governmentese
- lingo and patois
- jargon and governmentese
- jargon and patois
- terminology and governmentese
- terminology and patois
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Patois and Governmentese. (2017). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/governmentese/patois
Governmentese & Patois. N.p., 2017. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/governmentese/patois>.
Patois or Governmentese. 2017. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/governmentese/patois.
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