officiousness

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In a city with a history of electing charismatic lawbreakers, Mendelson is an almost burlesque figure of bureaucratic officiousness, complete with Panama hat and a tidy mustache that predates the Carter administration.

From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2017

Neighbor Shockley notes that some in the community now comment on Callahan’s never-ending officiousness.

From Washington Times • Sep. 10, 2016

As that currently only contains 19 players, it would therefore presumably take an act of quite hilarious spiteful officiousness for the suits so say ‘Naaaaah’ to that one.

From The Guardian • Sep. 5, 2014

You see it at the country's sports grounds, where a spirit of irreverent fun is often countered by the mind-numbingly officiousness of administrators and stewards.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2013

Whether she was really an agent of the Thought Police, or simply an amateur spy actuated by officiousness, hardly mattered.

From "1984" by George Orwell