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officialism

[ uh-fish-uh-liz-uh m ]

/ əˈfɪʃ əˌlɪz əm /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR officialism ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

excessive attention to official regulations and routines.

official methods or systems.

officials collectively.

Origin of officialism

First recorded in 1855–60; official + -ism

Words nearby officialism

official referee, official solicitor, official strike, officialdom, officialese, officialism, officialize, officially, officiant, officiary, officiate

Example sentences from the Web for officialism

But they would not be bound up in the red-tape of officialism, and would have the fullest rights and powers of initiation.

Garden Cities of To-Morrow |Ebenezer Howard
Yet the conscientious tradition of Prussian officialism accomplished much in the way of administrative reform.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 |Various
Mr. Perkins seemed to have found another illustration of public ignorance, and recognised his duty as a missionary of officialism.

Afterwards |Ian Maclaren
This aristocracy of officialism forms the second of the new strata which will come to light.

The New Society |Walther Rathenau

I've seen a bit too much of officialism, Mr. Brent, to cherish any hopes of it.

In the Mayor's Parlour |J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher