Double speak is the use of language that is designed to seem honest but is actually deceiving. For example, a politician might say one thing, but mean another.
The politician is using double speak by saying that he is against the treaty, but he actually supports it.
The company is using double speak by saying that they are going to increase the salary, but they are actually going to give the employees a raise.
noun
any language that pretends to communicate but actually does not
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There is no use of unintelligible argot, doublespeak, legalese, or jargon.
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I 've had quite enough of his prevarication and doublespeak.
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Not with creationism, but with the doublespeak.
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So it is not in the least doublespeak.
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That's doublespeak, and its bad for the project.
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No amount of doublespeak is going to change that.
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If not, it is you who's doing the doublespeak.
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They are not doublespeak and have no place here.
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It doesn't strike me as cult doublespeak.
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And here we have a typical doublespeak.