officialdom

UK/ə'fɪʃəldəm/US/ә'fiʃәldәm/

Definitions

Officials and bureaucrats collectively; the world of government administration

官场；官僚阶层

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

officmake, do

-ialrelating to, having the nature of

-domstate, realm, condition

=officialdom

official + -dom (realm, domain) = 'the realm of officials.' official rests on Latin officium (op- 'work' + fac 'do' = duty); -dom makes it a collective domain.

Root fac still carries 273 more words

Common Collocations

1.officialdom bureaucrat官僚机构
2.within officialdom在官僚体制内

Example Sentences

1.
The reforms were buried under layers of officialdom.
2.
Navigating officialdom requires patience.

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