J. Anthony Lukas

With the growth of Harvard from a small provincial college into a great University, a unique paranoia has swept the ranks of local officialdom, furrowing brows throughout University Hall. The lurking fear is that somehow, in the operations of the gigantic administrative machine, a student might get lost in the shuffle.

American Journalist

Barkha Dutt

In countries like the U.S., the courts have upheld the right to burn the national flag as a mark of protest or expression. In India, by contrast, we routinely get hysterical if the flag is ever taken out of the boundaries of officialdom.

Indian Journalist

Rebecca MacKinnon

If high-tech companies are serious about doing the right thing, they can join together and lobby for more transparency and accountability in the way in which Chinese officialdom deals with Internet services.

Liz Truss

When I travel around the country, I see great companies with new ideas and a can-do attitude. But too often they are in hand-to-hand and pen-to-paper combat with officialdom.

British Politician

Queen Rania of Jordan

The protocol things, the officialdom, are part of my work. But it doesn't take more than 20 percent of my time. The majority of my time I spend on issues that I care about.

Jordanian Royalty

Liu Xiaobo

In China the underworld and officialdom have interpenetrated and become one. Criminal elements have become officialized as officials have become criminalized.

Chinese Critic

Taylor Caldwell

The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and assistance to foreign hands should be curtailed, lest Rome fall.

American Author

Binyavanga Wainaina

Living in South Africa and periodically coming back to Kenya, my relationship with officialdom in Kenya was just insane.

Kenyan Author

Michael Portillo

Non-fictionalised accounts of horrific accidents, bereavement, and the outrages of officialdom tend to move us deeply.

British Journalist

Officialdom often implies a hierarchy within a government or organization, highlighting power structure.

Power Hierarchy

'Officialdom' can suggest an impersonal, detached system, lacking a human touch.

Impersonal Tone

Sometimes 'officialdom' has a negative connotation, referring to unnecessary bureaucracy and red tape.

Negative Connotation

 They conduct public opinion surveys. Then they promote the winners. Throughout their careers, these cadres can move through and out of all three tracks. Over time, the good ones move beyond the four base levels to the fuju and ju levels. There, they enter high officialdom.