officialdom

English

Etymology

official +‎ -dom

Pronunciation

enPR: ə-fĭʹ-shəl-dəm, IPA^(key): /ə.ˈfɪ.ʃəl.dəm/
Rhymes: -ɪʃəldəm

Noun

officialdom (countable and uncountable, plural officialdoms)

The people elected to government or employed in the civil service.
- 1960 June 10, Walt Kelly, Pogo, comic strip, →ISBN, page 153:
  [Magazine staffer:] In the bag may be the next chief—a wedding to one of officialdom's family will assure certainty.

Translations

The people elected to government or employed in the civil service

Bulgarian: чиновничество n (činovničestvo)
French: fonctionnariat (fr) m
Georgian: ჩინოვნიკობა (činovniḳoba)
Korean: 벼슬 (ko) (byeoseul), 관직(官職) (ko) (gwanjik)
Russian: чиновничество (ru) n (činovničestvo)

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