officialism

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It is the result in our days of stereotyped systems, of hard-and-fast rules, of centralization, of officialism, and of irresponsible authority.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2018

What is inhuman in modern life is officialism.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2018

The English rule, if often weak, had never proved tyrannical, and they had a great dread of French taxes and French officialism.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various

The Persian element, however, except in officialism and the style of building, is not strong, the population being chiefly composed of "Gulf Arabs."

From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

Yet the conscientious tradition of Prussian officialism accomplished much in the way of administrative reform.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" by Various