Officialdom has been against us from the start.
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officialdom — n. The body of all people elected or appointed to administer a government, taken collectively. Syn: government officials. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
officialdom — 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… … Financial and business terms
officialdom — index bureaucracy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
officialdom — [ə fish′əl dəm] n. 1. officials collectively 2. the domain or position of officials … English World dictionary
officialdom — 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… … English terms dictionary
officialdom — noun Date: 1863 officials as a class … New Collegiate Dictionary
officialdom — /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] * * * … Universalium
officialdom — noun The people elected to government or employed in the civil service … Wiktionary
officialdom — 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… … Moby Thesaurus
officialdom — of|fi|cial|dom [əˈfıʃəldəm] n [U] government departments or the people who work in them used when you think they are not helpful →↑bureaucracy … Dictionary of contemporary English
