officialdom
officialdom · officialdoms
чиновничество
The people elected to government or employed in the civil serviceThe people elected to government or employed in the civil service.
/əˈfɪ.ʃəl.dəm/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The people elected to government or employed in the civil service.
чиновничествоčinovničestvo
people elected or appointed to administer a government
(countable, rare, uncountable)The state of being official
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
The people elected to government or employed in the civil service:
Forms
plural: officialdoms| Singular | officialdom |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- people elected or appointed to administer a government:government officials
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedofficial
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable