OFFICIALDOM Synonyms
7 hypernyms for officialdom. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for OFFICIALDOM
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| administration | noun n | |||||
noun • a method of tending to or managing the affairs of some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) • the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something • the act of administering medication • the tenure of a president • the act of governing; exercising authority • the act of meting out justice according to the law | ||||||
| authority | noun n | |||||
noun • the power or right to give orders or make decisions • (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others • an expert whose views are taken as definitive • freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities • an administrative unit of government • official permission or approval • an authoritative written work | ||||||
| bureaucracy | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • nonelective government officials • a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials • any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape | ||||||
| establishment | noun n | |||||
noun • the act of forming or establishing something • an organization founded and united for a specific purpose • the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something • a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence • any large organization • (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat • the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof | ||||||
| government | noun n | |||||
noun • the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit • the act of governing; exercising authority • (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed • the study of government of states and other political units | ||||||
| institution | noun n | |||||
noun • an organization founded and united for a specific purpose • an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated • a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society • the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new • a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person | ||||||
| leadership | noun n | |||||
noun • the activity of leading • the body of people who lead a group • the status of a leader • the ability to lead | ||||||
| management | noun n | |||||
noun • the act of managing something • those in charge of running a business | ||||||
| organization | noun n | |||||
noun • a group of people who work together • an organized structure for arranging or classifying • the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something • the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business • an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized • the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically • the act of forming or establishing something | ||||||
| power | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • possession of controlling influence • (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second) • possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done • (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power • one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority • a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself • physical strength • a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world • energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor • a very wealthy or powerful businessman verb • supply the force or power for the functioning of | ||||||
| regime | noun n | |||||
noun • the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit • (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet) | ||||||
| system | noun n | |||||
noun • instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity • a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole • (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium • a complex of methods or rules governing behavior • an organized structure for arranging or classifying • a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts • a procedure or process for obtaining an objective • the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole • an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized | ||||||
| government officials | noun n | |||||
noun • people elected or appointed to administer a government | ||||||