beadledom
1beadledom — [bēd′ ldəm] n. [ BEADLE + DOM] fussiness and stupidity of minor officials; petty bureaucracy …
2beadledom — /beed l deuhm/, n. a stupid or officious display or exercise of authority, as by petty officials. [1855 60; BEADLE + DOM] * * * …
3beadledom — noun a) Beadles collectively, and their characteristics as a class. b) Stupid or senseless officiousness …
4beadledom — bea·dle·dom || biËdldÉ™m n. bureaucracy; stupid display of authority …
5beadledom — bea·dle·dom …
6beadledom — /ˈbidldəm/ (say beedlduhm) noun a stupid show or exercise of authority, as by subordinate officials …
7beadledom — ldəm noun ( s) : the characteristics felt to mark beadles as a class; usually : stupid officialism …
8Authority — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Authority >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 authority authority Sgm: N 1 influence influence patronage power preponderance credit prestige prerogative jurisdiction Sgm: N 1 right right …
9Richard Pankhurst — For Richard Pankhurst s grandson, an expert on Ethiopia, see Richard Pankhurst (academic). Richard Marsden Pankhurst (May, 1834 – 5 July 1898) was an English barrister and supporter of women s rights. Pankhurst was the son of Henry Francis… …
10bureaucracy — Synonyms and related words: administration, authorities, beadledom, beat, beaten path, bumbledom, bureaucratism, chinoiserie, daily grind, directorate, government, grind, groove, hierarchy, higher echelons, higher ups, jog trot, management,… …
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