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What is Doublespeak?

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Doublespeak is language that is intentionally misleading. It often takes the form of euphemisms, or pleasant terms for unpleasant things. For example, the military term "servicing the target", meaning bombing.
Terms that are considered doublespeak are commonly found in corporate language, politics, lobbying and advertising. The term doublespeak is typically applied to severe misuses of language designed to achieve a purpose.
Overview: Doublespeak
Type
Politics
Definition (1)
Language that is intentionally misleading.
Definition (2)
Language intended to mislead without technically lying.
Origin
George Orwell's book Nineteen Eighty-Four refers to the term "doublethink." This is thought to have inspired the term doublespeak.
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