Synonyms for officialism
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : uh-fish-uh-liz-uh m |
Phonetic Transcription : əˈfɪʃ əˌlɪz əm |
Top 10 synonyms for officialism Other synonyms for the word officialism
- authority
- bureaucratic paperwork
- city hall
- convenance
- government
- liturgy
- management
- matter of form
- official forms
- official procedures
- officialdom
- officialism
- paper shuffling
- powers that be
- proper channels
- regulatory commission
- rituality
- rubric
- rule
- service
- solemnity
- solemnness
- stereotype
- the Establishment
- the system
- tradition
Définition of officialism
- As in red tape : noun bureaucratic rules
- As in formality : noun convention, custom
- The Government officials of the morning were there, but the officialism was gone.
- Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
- It was his second introduction to the hypocrisy of officialism.
- Extract from : « A Spoil of Office » by Hamlin Garland
- In a country smarting from officialism he felt that he had a strong case.
- Extract from : « The Forsyte Saga, Volume III. » by John Galsworthy
- "Officialism is nothing if not brutal," Ralph said bitterly.
- Extract from : « The Squire's Daughter » by Silas K(itto) Hocking
- You can have no conception of how far the officialism goes till you see it.
- Extract from : « Letters from China and Japan » by John Dewey
- By no means casual, it is none the less as yet uninfected by officialism.
- Extract from : « The Oxford Book of Latin Verse » by Various
- The words were polite but the tone was curt; it was officialism crystallised.
- Extract from : « The Waters of Edera » by Louise de la Rame, a.k.a. Ouida
- Here we have the sublimation of officialism and national phlegm.
- Extract from : « Mr. Punch's History of the Great War » by Punch
- For once the detective cursed in his heart the red-tape, roundabout ways of French officialism.
- Extract from : « The Rome Express » by Arthur Griffiths
- If his thoughts drifted towards any potential expiation demanded by officialism, he put them aside.
- Extract from : « Masques & Phases » by Robert Ross
Antonyms for officialism
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