officialdom

Example Sentences

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Despite her energetic enquiries to several layers of officialdom within Germany and beyond, Usik says she "hasn't been able to find a solution".

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

Signal has gone from a platform favoured by dissidents to the unofficial whisper network of Washington officialdom.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2025

The modest scale of his work, its whiff of the romantic past, puts it at odds with the epic proportions and air of officialdom of I.M.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2024

Although many governments have official contacts with Haftar and the eastern-based parliament, Libya's divisions mean there are rival layers of officialdom when dealing on a national level, including when sending aid.

From Reuters • Sep. 13, 2023

Uniforms, posters warning against fifth columnists, two big air-raid shelters dug into the park lawns, and everywhere, surly officialdom.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan