officialdom
Example Sentences
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This turnaround is also exacerbating a culture of fear and uncertainty in the ranks of Chinese officialdom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
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
Ms Truss's letter is the latest salvo in a long-running battle with officialdom.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2024
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
They were slow, they were thorough; none of the slapdash arrogance and sudden deviousness that marked Karhidish officialdom.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
