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bumbledom — ˈbəmbəldəm noun ( s) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Bumble, a parish beadle in Oliver Twist + English dom : the actions and mannerisms of pompous but inefficient government officials a strain of mild obstinacy exquisitely calculated to… … Useful english dictionary
bumbledom — bum·ble·dom || bÊŒmbldÉ™m n. actions and mannerisms of pompous but inefficient government officials … English contemporary dictionary
bumbledom — bum·ble·dom … English syllables
bumbledom — /ˈbʌmbəldəm/ (say bumbuhlduhm) noun a petty officiousness in a minor office. {after Bumble in Dickens Oliver Twist} …
bumbledom — Inefficient, pompous and foolish officialdom … A concise dictionary of English slang
bureaucracy — Synonyms and related words: administration, authorities, beadledom, beat, beaten path, bumbledom, bureaucratism, chinoiserie, daily grind, directorate, government, grind, groove, hierarchy, higher echelons, higher ups, jog trot, management,… … Moby Thesaurus
red tape — Synonyms and related words: afterthought, beadledom, beat, beaten path, bind, block, blockage, bumbledom, bureaucracy, bureaucratic delay, bureaucratism, chinoiserie, daily grind, delay, delayage, delayed reaction, detention, double take,… … Moby Thesaurus
bureaucracy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. officialism; officiousness; red tape. See authority. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Government] Syn. officialdom, administration, the Establishment, the authorities, apparatchiki, the powers that be, city… … English dictionary for students
Authority — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Authority >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 authority authority Sgm: N 1 influence influence patronage power preponderance credit prestige prerogative jurisdiction Sgm: N 1 right right … English dictionary for students
Jurisdiction — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Executive. < N PARAG:Jurisdiction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 jurisdiction jurisdiction judicature administration of justice soc Sgm: N 1 executive executive commission of the peace Sgm: N 1 magistracy magistracy… … English dictionary for students
