officialdom

• Nom désignant l'ensemble des fonctionnaires ou des personnes occupant des postes officiels, souvent perçu comme un corps administratif collectif, parfois avec une connotation de bureaucratie pesante.

A noun referring to people elected or appointed to administer a government, often implying a collective body of officials.

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1. Government administratorsC1formal

   People who are elected or appointed to manage and run a government or public institution.

   l'administration

   • Officialdom often moves slowly when processing new regulations.
   • The decision was delayed by layers of officialdom.
   • Many citizens feel disconnected from the workings of officialdom.

   Synonymesadministrationbureaucracycivil serviceestablishmentgovernment