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officialdom美 [ə'fɪʃ(ə)ldəm] 英 [ə'fɪʃ(ə)ldəm] n. the powers that be,bureaucracy,administrative system,red tape 1. | 官僚；当官的人people who are in positions of authority in large organizations when they seem to be more interested in following rules than in being helpful |
n. | 1. bureaucracy and those who work within it, especially when viewed as inefficient or pompous 2. government departments, or the people who work in themThis word usually shows that you dislike these people, because you think they are not helpful. |
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