officialdom

Noun

Meaning

people elected or appointed to administer a government

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

government officials directorate ministry curia big brother government system official authority police management administration authorities establishment administrator
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Antonyms

people masses disadvantage veto proletariat commoner
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Hypernyms

organization administration establishment brass governance organisation

Hyponyms

bureaucracy bureaucratism civil service

Examples

S. H.R. 3162, Public Law 107-56), Title III, Subtitle A, Sec. 330. The Act also introduced criminal penalties for corrupt officialdom. Source: Internet

Joseph II, however, by creating a powerful imperial officialdom directed from Vienna, undercut the dominant position of the Milanese principate and the traditions of jurisdiction and administration. Source: Internet

From the Principate onwards, private citizens could hold munera and own gladiators only under Imperial permission, and the role of editor was increasingly tied to state officialdom. Source: Internet

And about the wrath of a nervous officialdom towards him and his films, it is only a cinematic addition to the good old stories of flourishing court poets aplenty juxtaposed with one or two poets of destiny. Source: Internet

However the fact on ground is different from the beautiful pictures painted by officialdom. Source: Internet

LBCC officialdom and its supporters took advantage of a change to Howard Jarvis' Prop 13 property tax limitation measure, amended by passage of Prop 39 which reduced Prop 13's 2/3 vote requirement to 55% for school related measures. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

official versifier official warrant officialate officialese officialhood officialily