officialdom

noun2

1. •
   The people elected to government or employed in the civil service.

   • [Magazine staffer:] In the bag may be the next chief—a wedding to one of officialdom's family will assure certainty. — 1960
2. •
   (rare) The state of being official

   • This was largely due to its widespread use in the army and officialdom in the Ottoman Empire. — 2013