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English
Etymology
official + -dom
Pronunciation
Noun
officialdom (countable and uncountable, plural officialdoms)
- The people elected to government or employed in the civil service.
1960 June 10, Walt Kelly, Pogo, comic strip, →ISBN, page 153:[Magazine staffer:] In the bag may be the next chief—a wedding to one of officialdom's family will assure certainty.
Translations
The people elected to government or employed in the civil service