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officialdom

/uh-fish-uhl-duhm/US // əˈfɪʃ əl dəm //UK // (əˈfɪʃəldəm) //

官场,官僚主义,公务员制度,公务员

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the class or entire body of officials; officials as a whole.
    • : the position or domain of officials.

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Examples

  • And anti-corruption campaigners say that little has changed in certain parts of Ukrainian officialdom since the revolution.

  • Try standing up to officialdom with that amount of cleavage brandished at you.

  • Their hero died young in a car crash in 1990 at age 28, but his spirit lived on without any threat from Russian officialdom.

  • The inaccuracies from Israeli officialdom didn't cease either.

  • Pope Francis's trip to Brazil this week has captured hearts and minds as well as stoked pride among officialdom in Rio de Janeiro.

  • The wavering ones would join, and then—no more officialdom or pass-laws or taxes.

  • Its rule combines the disadvantage of absolute monarchy with the impersonality and irresponsibility of democratic officialdom.

  • On the other hand, these ideas ran like wildfire through the military class, through Indian officialdom and the like.

  • There thus originates an officialdom, organized on fixed principles and possessing carefully defined public privileges.

  • Jason, used to the petty officialdom of a thousand worlds, waited for a few moments before he understood.