officialism
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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
The history of this meeting ending in the so-called "Manchester" or "Peterloo massacre," has been strongly coloured by party spirit and sympathy with the victims of reckless demagogy no less than of blundering officialism.
From The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) by George C. (George Charles) Brodrick
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 H.A. Bryden
It would be a mere matter of Government officialism, and there the affair would end.
From Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion by Bertram Mitford