Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Officials collectively or as a class.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The body of all people elected or appointed to administer a government, taken collectively.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
people elected togovernment oremployed in thecivil service
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun people elected or appointed to administer a government
Etymologies
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Examples
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No one in officialdom was advocating any military action!
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"The peasant resisting officialdom is the (original) base Robin Hood," says Knight.
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I have heard in the past that Nogales officialdom is not good at dealing with menajes de casa when individuals cross using one.
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I have heard in the past that Nogales officialdom is not good at dealing with menajes de casa when individuals cross using one.
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I have heard in the past that Nogales officialdom is not good at dealing with menajes de casa when individuals cross using one.
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I have heard in the past that Nogales officialdom is not good at dealing with menajes de casa when individuals cross using one.
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I have heard in the past that Nogales officialdom is not good at dealing with menajes de casa when individuals cross using one.
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I have heard in the past that Nogales officialdom is not good at dealing with menajes de casa when individuals cross using one.
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I have heard in the past that Nogales officialdom is not good at dealing with menajes de casa when individuals cross using one.
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I have heard in the past that Nogales officialdom is not good at dealing with menajes de casa when individuals cross using one.
bilby commented on the word officialdom
Not a popular word!
September 23, 2008