officialdom
noun
of·fi·cial·dom
| \ ə-ˈfi-shəl-dəm
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Definition of officialdom
: officials as a class
Examples of officialdom in a Sentence
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Here Paris officialdom welcomes foreign dignitaries in a setting that is almost desperately gorgeous. — Bruce Dale, National Geographic, "Adored, neglected, and restored: A 1968 Nat Geo feature explored Notre Dame," 17 Apr. 2019 But this common means of joining officialdom was not possible for a merchant’s son; businesspeople were regarded as dishonest elements of society, and their sons were not eligible for taking the exam. — Yunte Huang, WSJ, "‘The Banished Immortal’ Review: ‘Heaven Begot a Talent Like Me’," 11 Jan. 2019 Observers say such projects generally go through layers of officialdom first — vetting by Putin's spokesman, chief of staff, foreign minister, spy service chiefs — who decide when and whether to inform the president himself. — Angela Charlton And Matthew Bodner, Fox News, "Russian meddling abroad: Does Putin pull all the strings?," 15 Sep. 2018 The new National Centre for Counter-Terrorism, led by a former chief of counter-espionage, Pierre de Bousquet de Florian, is supposed to have made French officialdom more professional in dealing with threats. — The Economist, "Another jihadist killer strikes in France," 23 Mar. 2018 Photo: Te-Ping Chen/The Wall Street Journal President Xi Jinping has said these concerns need to be addressed, and pushed for officialdom to become more service-oriented. — Te-ping Chen, WSJ, "A Chinese City Puts It to a Vote: How Should We Spend Our Money?," 1 June 2018 For European officialdom, Trump's behavior is galling, but no longer surprising. — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, "Trump deepens the West’s sense of crisis," 1 June 2018 In Haikou, in China’s southern Hainan province, officials say allowing residents to vote on how to spend government money, even just a fraction of the budget, can help boost citizen attitudes toward officialdom. — Te-ping Chen, WSJ, "A Chinese City Puts It to a Vote: How Should We Spend Our Money?," 1 June 2018 To date, Olympic officialdom has furnished nothing but bland pledges. — Sally Jenkins, chicagotribune.com, "USOC can't just look ahead to better sex abuse prevention. It must face its failures.," 11 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'officialdom.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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officialdom
noun
English Language Learners Definition of officialdom
formal + often disapproving
: the people in an organization or government who are in positions of authority
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