Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the style of writing characteristic of some government officials: formal and obscure;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
officialese \officialese\ n.
the formal and often obscure style of writing characteristic
of some government officials; bureaucratese; -- it is
characterized by euphemisms, circumlocutions, vague
abstractions, and circumlocutions.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
officialese
n 1: the style of writing characteristic of some government
officials: formal and obscure