noun
people elected or appointed to administer a government
• Syn: ↑officialdom
• Derivationally related forms: ↑official (for: ↑officialdom)
• Hypernyms:
• Hyponyms: ↑civil service, ↑bureaucracy, ↑bureaucratism
• Member Holonyms: ↑government, ↑authorities, ↑regime
Useful english dictionary. 2012.