Etymology
Origin of officialism
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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
Yet the conscientious tradition of Prussian officialism accomplished much in the way of administrative reform.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" by Various
A domiciliary visit from a courteous chief of police, who assured me that an escort was not needed, and re-sealed my passports, was my only contact with Turkish officialism between Erzerum and Trebizond.
From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
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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