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noun
The jargon used by management.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, often, uncountable
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Synonyms: managementspeak
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English management Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English managementese From management + -ese.
