officialdom
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7.3
- noun
- /əˈfɪʃəldəm/
- Literature
:
oficialidad
- 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
But 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
535
6.1
A government that rules a country, often not democratic and strict
236
5.3
The people in power in a country or organization
187
6.3
A system run by officials who are not elected with many rules that makes things slow
17
3.4
A group of people or organization that manages and sets rules for an institution
9
3.7
A group of people who have authority to make decisions
2
3.5
The group of people who run a country
1
9.9
A group of people chosen by the Communist Party who hold important government or industry jobs
Official people or groups that make rules and make sure others follow them
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.