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officialdom + singular verb
officialdom 是集合名词，通常视为不可数，谓语动词用单数。
Officialdom tends to resist reform.
官场往往抵制改革。
官场；官员阶层
officialdoms — plural of officialdom
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官场；官员阶层
the officials and administrators of a government, considered collectively
Officialdom tends to resist reform.
官场往往抵制改革。
当选进入政府或在政府部门任职的人
The people elected to government or employed in the civil service.
经选举或任命管理政府的人员
people elected or appointed to administer a government
The new policy was welcomed by ordinary citizens but met with resistance from officialdom.
新政策受到普通市民欢迎，但遭到官场阻力。
Many young people in the country see officialdom as a path to power and influence.
该国的许多年轻人把官场视为获取权力和影响力的途径。
After years of working in officialdom, she decided to return to university to teach.
在官场工作多年后，她决定回到大学教书。
officialdom 是集合名词，通常视为不可数，谓语动词用单数。
Officialdom tends to resist reform.
官场往往抵制改革。
in officialdom 表示“在官场/政府官员群体内部”，可作定语或状语。
Corruption in officialdom is hard to eliminate.
官场腐败很难根除。
Not this
Many officialdoms attended the meeting.
Use this
Many officials attended the meeting.
officialdom 是不可数集合名词，指“官员阶层”整体，不能用复数 officialdoms 表示多个官员。表达“很多官员”时应用可数名词 officials。
Not this
The officialdom corruption has become a serious problem.
Use this
The official corruption has become a serious problem.
officialdom 是名词，不能直接修饰 corruption；作定语表示“官员的/官场的”时应用形容词 official。所以“官场腐败”应说 official corruption。
Not this
Officialdom are often criticized for being inefficient.
Use this
Officialdom is often criticized for being inefficient.
officialdom 是集合名词，作主语时视为单数，谓语动词用第三人称单数 is，不能因为其指许多人就用 are。
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中国官场
Chinese officialdom has come under growing public scrutiny.
中国官场受到越来越多的公众审视。
地方官场
The new regulation is often ignored by local officialdom.
这项新法规往往被地方官场所忽视。
官场队伍；官员阶层
Prominent lawyers kept joining the ranks of officialdom.
知名律师纷纷加入官场队伍。
官场高层
The scandal reached the upper reaches of officialdom.
这起丑闻波及了官场高层。
各级官场
Anti-corruption inspections now cover officialdom at all levels.
反腐败巡视现在覆盖各级官场。
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official（官员）+ dom（领域），官员的地盘就是官场。
语域：formal 常见场景：报刊评论、政治学讨论、正式演讲 officialdom 比较常见于正式或书面语境，常带有对官僚群体的笼统指称或轻微批评意味；口语中较少使用。
None of these words fully rhymes with officialdom /əˈfɪʃəldəm/. Official shares the initial /əˈfɪʃəl/ sound but lacks the final /dəm/. The -dom words share the unstressed suffix /dəm/ but have different stressed vowels and consonants, so they do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.