- officialism
- [əʹfıʃəlız(ə)m] n
1. = officialdom 22. официальность, формализм3. чиновничество; должностные лица
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
Officialism — Of*fi cial*ism, n. The state of being official; a system of official government; also, adherence to office routine; red tapism. [1913 Webster] Officialism may often drift into blunders. Smiles. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
officialism — [ə fish′əl iz΄əm] n. 1. the characteristic practices and behavior of officials; esp., excessive adherence to official routine and regulations; red tape 2. officials collectively; officialdom … English World dictionary
officialism — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌlizəm noun ( s) : action characteristic of an official : official system or routine : bureaucracy, red tapeism where there is officialism every human relation suffers E.M.Forster … Useful english dictionary
officialism — noun Date: 1854 lack of flexibility and initiative combined with excessive adherence to regulations in the behavior of usually government officials … New Collegiate Dictionary
officialism — /euh fish euh liz euhm/, n. 1. excessive attention to official regulations and routines. 2. official methods or systems. 3. officials collectively. [1855 60; OFFICIAL + ISM] * * * … Universalium
officialism — noun a) The rigid, perfunctory and literal adherence to official duties and regulations b) Officials collectively … Wiktionary
officialism — of fi·cial·ism || É™ fɪʃəlɪzm n. adherence to routine, adherence to procedure … English contemporary dictionary
officialism — of·fi·cial·ism … English syllables
officialism — of•fi•cial•ism [[t]əˈfɪʃ əˌlɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) excessive attention to official regulations and routines 2) official methods or systems 3) officials collectively • Etymology: 1855–60 … From formal English to slang
officialism — /əˈfɪʃəlɪzəm/ (say uh fishuhlizuhm) noun 1. official methods or systems. 2. excessive attention to official routine. 3. officials collectively …
Bureaucracy — is the structure and set of regulations in place to control activity, usually in large organizations and government. As opposed to adhocracy, it is represented by standardized procedure (rule following) that dictates the execution of most or all… … Wikipedia