Etymology
Origin of officialism
Example Sentences
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What is inhuman in modern life is officialism.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2018
It is the result in our days of stereotyped systems, of hard-and-fast rules, of centralization, of officialism, and of irresponsible authority.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2018
All this, however, did not make it easier for Hearn; in spite of his admiration for Japanese gallantry he railed at Japanese officialism.
From Lafcadio Hearn by Kennard, Nina H.
It was a brutal formality, but perfectly characteristic of Siberian officialism.
From The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror by Griffith, George Chetwynd
The English rule, if often weak, had never proved tyrannical, and they had a great dread of French taxes and French officialism.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various
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