bumbledom

noun
/ˈbʌmbl̩dm̩/

Etymology

From Mr. Bumble, a character in Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, + -dom.

Definitions

  1. bureaucracy

    bureaucracy; mannerisms characteristic of pompous, arrogant or pretentious officials.

    • With the meekness went a strain of mild obstinacy exquisitely calculated to infuriate the self-important bumbledom of that time, as when the Friends refused to remove their hats before the Court that was to try them.

The neighborhood

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