officialdom
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7.3
- noun
- /əˈfɪʃəldəm/
- Literature
- Israel's initial restraint toward Lebanon after the May 2000 withdrawal reflected Israeli officialdom's inability to admit mistakes and learn the lessons of the Oslo period.
- state officialdom
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Watch on YouTubeBut the state in terms of the law, in terms of officialdom, is run on an equal basis vis A vis Jews and Arabs.
- But the state in terms of the law, in terms of officialdom, is run on an equal basis vis A vis Jews and Arabs.
Examples
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Thus, basketball officialdom in the United States is unlikely to take much interest in the Caribbean.
Academic text (1994) -
The book is about the corruption of Kenyan officialdom, and Assange was apparently based in Kenya at the time.
Academic text (2011) -
The main argument of Ye's book is the same as that promoted by Chinese officialdom.
Blog text (3) -
" Subsequently, he was demonized both by American officialdom and the American mass media.
Academic text (1992) -
Policies are enacted either by or through the officialdom.
Academic text (1994) -
After it became clear that Obama won the election, Israeli officialdom reacted quickly.
Blog text (19) -
For the past 20 years, they have been more vigorous in criticizing officialdom than in coming up with solutions to problems.
Academic text (1995) -
Whatever's next, it may be a long time before China's officialdom is believed again, if it ever was.
Blog text (23) -
And on all the lips, she found a weary desire for peace, the dread of officialdom with its nightmarish parody of administration without law, without security, and without justice.
Academic text (2018) -
The reforms proposed by the new administration have been strongly criticized by officialdom.
Synonyms
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1.0
The group of people who officially run a country
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2.8
Official people or groups that make rules and make sure others follow them
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6.1
A government that rules a country, often not democratic and strict
266
5.3
The people in power in a country or organization
148
6.3
A system run by officials who are not elected with many rules that makes things slow
61
3.5
The group of people who run a country
19
3.4
A group of people or organization that manages and sets rules for an institution
14
3.7
A group of people who have authority to make decisions
1
9.9
A group of people chosen by the Communist Party who hold important government or industry jobs
How Bureaucratic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word officialdom comes from official plus the ending -dom, which means 'realm' or 'state', just like kingdom. So officialdom is the 'realm of officials', the group or world of government workers and their rules.