# officialdom

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈfɪ.ʃəl.dəm/ · frequency rank #68,496

## Definitions
1. The people elected to government or employed in the civil service.
2. The state of being official

## Etymology
From official + -dom.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/officialdom