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corporate jargon wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 coinage and use 2 criticism 3 examples 4 see also 5 references 6 further reading 7 external links toggle the table of contents corporate jargon 2 languages български հայերեն edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia buzzwords and specialized vocabulary used by businesspeople corporate jargon a is the jargon often used in large corporations bureaucracies and similar workplaces 1 2 the language register of the term is generally being presented in a negative light or disapprovingly it is often considered to be needlessly obscure or alternatively used to disguise an absence of information its use in corporations and other large organisations has been widely noted in media 3 marketing speak is a related label for wording styles used to promote a product or service coinage and use edit corporate speak is associated with managers of large corporations business management consultants and occasionally government reference to such jargon is typically derogatory implying the use of long complicated or obscure words abbreviations euphemisms and acronyms for that reason some of its forms may be considered as an argot 2 some of these words may be neologisms or inventions designed purely to fit the specialized meaning of a situation or even to spin negative situations as positive situations for example in the practice of greenwashing 4 although it is pervasive in the education field its use has been criticized as reflecting a sinister view of students as commodities and schools as retail outlets 5 criticism edit the use of corporate jargon is criticised for its lack of clarity as well as for its tedium making meaning and intention opaque and understanding difficult 6 it is also criticized for not only enabling delusional thoughts but allowing them to be seen as an asset in the workplace 7 corporate jargon has been criticized as pompous and a tool for making things seem more impressive than they are 3 steven poole writes that it is engineered to deflect blame complicate simple ideas obscure problems and perpetuate power relations 8 marketing speak is a related label for wording styles used to promote a product or service to a wide audience by seeking to create the impression that the vendors of the service possess a high level of sophistication skill and technical knowledge such language is often used in marketing press releases advertising copy and prepared statements read by executives and politicians citation needed examples edit see also list of business terms many corporate jargon terms have straightforward meanings in other contexts e g leverage in physics or picked up with a well defined meaning in finance but are used more loosely in business speak for example a deliverable can become any service or product 9 the word team had specific meanings in agriculture and in sport before becoming a ubiquitous synonym for a group spanning one or more levels in a corporate organisation 10 the phrases going forward or moving forward make a confident gesture towards the future but are generally vague on timing which usually means they can be removed from a sentence with little or no effect on its overall meaning 11 in order to obfuscate or distract from unpleasant or unwanted news filler such as the phrase at this time or overly complicated grammatical constructions e g usage of the present progressive is frequently used at the beginning of a sentence despite its clear redundancy examples include at this time we have decided we are not going to move forward with your application when we have decided not to move forward with your application would suffice 12 legal terms such as chapter 11 can be used for example chapter 11 title 11 united states code is about us bankruptcy citation needed some systems of corporate jargon recycle pop ethics with terms such as responsibility 13 corporate speak in non english speaking countries frequently contains borrowed english acronyms words and usages 14 russian speakers for instance may eschew native constructions and use words such as лидер literally lider for leader or adopt forms such as пиарщик piarshchik for pr specialist citation needed jargon like other manifestations of language can change over time and management fads may influence management speak this changing popularity over time can be seen in the english corpus used by google books ngram viewer 15 16 see also edit academese buzzword bingo corporate communication corporate identity corporate propaganda doublespeak headlinese journalese legalese military terminology officialese weasel word references edit bryan a garner 28 july 2009 commercialese garner s modern american usage 3rd ed oxford university press pp 168 69 isbn 978 0 19 987462 0 retrieved 21 march 2013 1 2 sandberg jared 24 october 2006 the jargon jumble kids have skeds colleagues needs wall street journal 1 2 darics erika 29 june 2016 looking under the bonnet of annoying management speak the conversation gorsevski ellen w 2015 chipotle mexican grill s meatwashing propaganda in samuel boerboom ed language of food lexington books pp 201 225 isbn 978 1 4985 0556 7 retrieved 25 february 2020 mulheron maurie 5 august 2013 corporate speak reflects a sinister ideology surry hills education 94 7 8 linnell garry 17 march 2017 going forward corporatese should be confined to the dustbin the sydney morning herald young molly 20 february 2020 garbage language why do corporations speak the way they do vulture poole steven 25 april 2013 10 of the worst examples of management speak the guardian list b schiefer j tjoa a m 2003 process oriented requirement ananlysis supporting the data warehouse design process a use case driven approach database and expert systems applications 11th international conference dexa 2000 london uk september 4 8 2000 proceedings lecture notes in computer science vol 1873 berlin springer p 601 isbn 9783540444695 retrieved 19 march 2023 the purpose of each business process is to offer each customer the right product or service that is the right deliverable team oxford english dictionary online ed oxford university press subscription or participating institution membership required brians paul 19 may 2016 going forward common errors in english usage and more retrieved 29 july 2022 via washington state university john bortman 25 february 2024 common errors in english usage and more common errors in english usage and more business terms and business jargon explained retrieved 25 february 2024 via trinity college owen jo 3 october 2020 responsibility the leadership skills handbook 100 essential skills you need to be a leader 5th ed london kogan page publishers p 9 isbn 9781789666700 retrieved 19 march 2023 responsibility is massively abused in management speak most people s hearts sink when responsibility comes into the conversation it is rarely a positive development cierpich agnieszka 2018 english polish contacts in corporate speak socjolingwistyka sociolinguistics 32 91 106 doi 10 17651 socjoling 32 6 issn 2545 0468 in english see pp 102 103 for examples direct pdf download 341 kb deliverable usage 1960 google books ngram viewer empowerment usage 1960 google books ngram viewer variously known as corporate speak corporate lingo corpo lingo business speak business jargon management speak workplace jargon corpospeak corporatese or commercialese further reading edit bryan garner 2011 dictionary of modern legal usage oxford university press isbn 978 0195384208 regarded as an authoritative guide to legal language and aimed at the practicing lawyer maria fraddosio new els english for law students naples edizioni giuridiche simone 2008 is a course book for italian university students bbci 2006 workplace jargon isolates staff reef business information 2006 managers unable to communicate with staff personnel today external links edit business terms and business jargon explained archived 10 october 2019 at the wayback machine corporate gibberish generator corporatepoems com corporate language rating jargon grader database of over 700 corporate jargon terms business english dictionary for corporate jargon retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title corporate_jargon oldid 1373101953 categories corporate jargon business terms english language dialects hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata use dmy dates from october 2025 all articles with unsourced statements articles with unsourced statements from september 2015 articles containing russian language text articles with unsourced statements from october 2023 webarchive template wayback links this page was last edited on 4 september 2026 at 01 55 utc page was rendered with parsoid text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike 4 0 license additional terms may apply by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc a non profit organization privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia legal safety contacts code of conduct developers statistics cookie statement mobile view search search toggle the table of contents corporate jargon 2 languages add topic