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a style of writing or speaking characterized by bureaucratic jargon and complex language, often used by government officials or agencies
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The legal document was written in a dense federalese that was hard for the average person to understand.
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I couldn't make heads or tails of the federalese in that government report.
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I had to wade through all that federalese just to figure out what the regulations were.
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Her speech was full of federalese, making it difficult for the audience to follow along.