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Swedish
Etymology
makt (“power”) + språk (“language”)
Noun
maktspråk n
- language that asserts someone's power, for example by making demands (and often threats), especially when considered arbitrary, autocratic, or the like
Despotens maktspråk mot omvärlden- The despot's demands and threats (for example) against other countries
- language (purportedly) used to gain or maintain power (by creating feelings of inferiority or the like)
tillkrånglat, byråkratiskt maktspråk- tortuous, bureaucratic "power language"
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