officialdom

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)

1. The people elected to government or employed in the civil service.
   • 1960, Walt Kelly, Pogo, June 10 comic strip (→ISBN, p. 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)