Converse of object

• elect: In doing so, he exposed the ignorance that saturates elected officialdom.

• go: An SNP spokesman said the proposal represented " officialdom gone mad " .

Adjective modifier

• petty: Miracle Theater presents an exposé of the darker side of small-town bureaucracy and petty officialdom.

• local: But a strong presence from local officialdom is not enough.

• British: In general, however, British officialdom prefer to avoid what they call ' direct lies ' wherever possible.

• high: This is not about a ' heavyweight ' internationally-known publication fighting off high officialdom.

• Soviet: Courtroom access and other cooperation from Soviet officialdom would be essential for any foreign journalist wanting to satisfy the news desk back home.

Noun used with modifier

• union: Trade union officialdom increasingly began to see that they could not rely on Liberal politicians and that they needed their own representatives in Westminster.

• trade: Trade union officialdom increasingly began to see that they could not rely on Liberal politicians and that they needed their own representatives in Westminster.