officialism

Example Sentences

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It is the result in our days of stereotyped systems, of hard-and-fast rules, of centralization, of officialism, and of irresponsible authority.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2018

What is inhuman in modern life is officialism.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2018

He undertook to restore sanity to Ireland—meaning, of course, Dublin, for officialism did not recognize the provinces—and he guaranteed to bring the Irish Parliament to its senses.

From The Viceroys of Ireland by O'Mahony, Charles

The Government officials of the morning were there, but the officialism was gone.

From Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India by Carmichael, Amy

Their dislike was for the British Government and British officialism, which, from their point of view, had driven them to trek from the old colony.

From Tales of South Africa by Bryden, H.A.