officialism

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What is inhuman in modern life is officialism.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2018

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

Even officialism burst its bonds for a moment as it records the deed: Lance-Corporal O'Leary thus practically captured the enemy's position by himself, and prevented the rest of the attacking party from being fired on.

From Lest We Forget World War Stories by Bigwood, Inez

Another way of losing individuality is to allow oneself to be drowned in officialism, buried beneath its trappings, interred in its dignities.

From The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching by Jackson, J. Dodd (James Dodd)

He was at all times ready to give vent to that antipathy against officialism which is shared by so large a number of Englishmen.

From Dickens English Men of Letters by Ward, Adolphus William, Sir