officialdom
1officialdom — n. The body of all people elected or appointed to administer a government, taken collectively. Syn: government officials. [WordNet 1.5] …
2officialdom — UK US /əˈfɪʃəldəm/ noun [U] ► GOVERNMENT used to refer to people who have a position of authority, especially in a government, usually when they are preventing you from doing what you want to do, or are slow or not effective: »They accused… …
3officialdom — index bureaucracy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4officialdom — [ə fish′əl dəm] n. 1. officials collectively 2. the domain or position of officials …
5officialdom — [[t]əfɪ̱ʃ(ə)ldəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT (disapproval) Officialdom is used to refer to officials who work for the government or in other organizations, especially when you think that their rules are unhelpful. Officialdom has been against us from the… …
6officialdom — official ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to an authority or public body and its activities and responsibilities. 2) having the approval or authorization of such a body. ► NOUN ▪ a person holding public office or having official duties. DERIVATIVES… …
7officialdom — noun Date: 1863 officials as a class …
8officialdom — /euh fish euhl deuhm/, n. 1. the class or entire body of officials; officials as a whole. 2. the position or domain of officials. [1860 65; OFFICIAL + DOM] * * * …
9officialdom — noun The people elected to government or employed in the civil service …
10officialdom — Synonyms and related words: bureaucracy, directorate, hierarchy, higher echelons, higher ups, management, ministry, prelacy, ruling class, ruling classes, the Establishment, the administration, the authorities, the ingroup, the interests, the… …