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

"Can anybody tell why stupid officialism ever does anything at all?" he questioned.

From The Squire's Daughter by Hocking, Silas K(itto)

He looked round the room defiantly, as if expecting applause for this display of sound common-sense, opposed to the coroner's tiresome officialism.

From The Heart of a Woman by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness

Owing to the binding power of French officialism, "La concession Fran�aise" has never been let or sold to private individuals, and now a Chinese regiment squats on it.

From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Kipling, Rudyard