doublespeak
noun
dou·ble·speak
ˈdə-bəl-ˌspēk 
: language used to deceive usually through concealment or misrepresentation of truth
also
: gobbledygook
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The Manifesto can be as simple as a three- to four-page description of the company’s aspirations for the future, presented in plain text (i.e., not corporate doublespeak).
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Andrew Binns, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Of course, if transgender clinical activists were transparent in the first place, exposing their doublespeak wouldn’t be necessary.
—The Editors, National Review, 13 June 2024
Nor is Canberra alone in its confusion and doublespeak.
—Hugh White, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2013
In the same doublespeak, Exxon Mobil promised reductions of flaring and methane emissions while planning to triple production in the Permian Basin.
—Sheila Thorne, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
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Andrew Binns, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Of course, if transgender clinical activists were transparent in the first place, exposing their doublespeak wouldn’t be necessary.
—The Editors, National Review, 13 June 2024
Nor is Canberra alone in its confusion and doublespeak.
—Hugh White, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2013
In the same doublespeak, Exxon Mobil promised reductions of flaring and methane emissions while planning to triple production in the Permian Basin.
—Sheila Thorne, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
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“Doublespeak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doublespeak. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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