officialdom

n.

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The body of all people elected or appointed to administer a government, taken collectively.

Noun

1.

officialdom - people elected or appointed to administer a government Synonyms: government officials

bureaucracy, directorate, hierarchy, higher echelons, higher-ups, management, ministry, prelacy, ruling class, ruling classes, the Establishment, the administration, the authorities, the ingroup, the interests, the people upstairs, the power elite, the power structure, the top, them, they, top brass