officialismn.

Brit.

/əˈfɪʃl̩ɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/əˈfɪʃəˌlɪz(ə)m/,

/oʊˈfɪʃəˌlɪz(ə)m/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: official n.¹, official adj., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < either official n.¹ or official adj. + -ism suffix.

The mode of action seen as characteristic of officials; perfunctory and literal discharge of the duties of office; official system or routine; officials collectively or in the abstract; excessive insistence on or adherence to official procedures. Usually with pejorative connotation.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > [noun] > officialism or bureaucracy

red tape1736

bureaucracy1815

bureauism1829

red-tapery1831

red-tapism1834

officiality1841

functionarism1842

officialism1849

red-tapedom1850

red tapeworm1851

tapism1852

green-ferret1853

officialty1853

paperasserie1856

paperchase1856

paper-chasing1876

departmentalism1886

Whitehallism1915

striped trousers1958

1849 Spectator 7 Apr. 320/1 It was edifying to see how Mr. Cobden's sub-imaginative budget..was borne by the stream of time against the pier-head of Sir Charles's moveless officialism.

1857 S. Smiles Life G. Stephenson (1859) 233 Their greatest national enterprises have not been planned by officialism.

1873 H. Spencer Study Sociol. (1882) 170 The unwisdom of officialism is daily illustrated.

1895 Times 7 Jan. 4/1 What was lacking..was a little common-sense to help officialism at headquarters to grasp the practical situation.

1921 J. Galsworthy To Let 163 In a country smarting from officialism he felt that he had a strong case.

1933 Planning 20 June 14 It has been difficult to remember that the Board is a Government Department, so different has its attitude been from the stiff and formal officialism of some of the senior Government Offices which have to deal with such matters.

1976 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 48 (Suppl.) 76 The reformers believed that the influence of ‘the nation’ upon the government would overcome Prussia's stifling officialism.

1996 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 68 339 It is worth emphasizing that this formalism, especially the arid officialism of state services, affected primarily urban believers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	officialism
释义	officialismn. Brit. /əˈfɪʃl̩ɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /əˈfɪʃəˌlɪz(ə)m/, /oʊˈfɪʃəˌlɪz(ə)m/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: official n.¹, official adj., -ism suffix. Etymology: < either official n.¹ or official adj. + -ism suffix. The mode of action seen as characteristic of officials; perfunctory and literal discharge of the duties of office; official system or routine; officials collectively or in the abstract; excessive insistence on or adherence to official procedures. Usually with pejorative connotation. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > [noun] > officialism or bureaucracy red tape1736 bureaucracy1815 bureauism1829 red-tapery1831 red-tapism1834 officiality1841 functionarism1842 officialism1849 red-tapedom1850 red tapeworm1851 tapism1852 green-ferret1853 officialty1853 paperasserie1856 paperchase1856 paper-chasing1876 departmentalism1886 Whitehallism1915 striped trousers1958 1849 Spectator 7 Apr. 320/1 It was edifying to see how Mr. Cobden's sub-imaginative budget..was borne by the stream of time against the pier-head of Sir Charles's moveless officialism. 1857 S. Smiles Life G. Stephenson (1859) 233 Their greatest national enterprises have not been planned by officialism. 1873 H. Spencer Study Sociol. (1882) 170 The unwisdom of officialism is daily illustrated. 1895 Times 7 Jan. 4/1 What was lacking..was a little common-sense to help officialism at headquarters to grasp the practical situation. 1921 J. Galsworthy To Let 163 In a country smarting from officialism he felt that he had a strong case. 1933 Planning 20 June 14 It has been difficult to remember that the Board is a Government Department, so different has its attitude been from the stiff and formal officialism of some of the senior Government Offices which have to deal with such matters. 1976 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 48 (Suppl.) 76 The reformers believed that the influence of ‘the nation’ upon the government would overcome Prussia's stifling officialism. 1996 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 68 339 It is worth emphasizing that this formalism, especially the arid officialism of state services, affected primarily urban believers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1849
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