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unofficialdom

unofficialdom noun: the quality of being unofficial.

Noun

unofficialdom (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being unofficial.
    • Depending on their incentives structure, the degree of unofficialdom within each activity or enterprise can vary along a continuum — from operating fully in the official economy to being completely unofficial.1996, Bartłomiej Kamiński, S. Frederick Starr, Karen Dawisha, Economic Transition in Russia and the New States of Eurasia, page 84

Questions about unofficialdom

What does unofficialdom mean?
Unofficialdom means the quality of being unofficial.
What part of speech is unofficialdom?
Unofficialdom is a noun.

Words near unofficialdom in the dictionary

  1. unofficered
  2. unofficerlike
  3. unofficial
  4. unofficial farthing
  5. unofficial farthings
  6. unofficialdom
  7. unofficiality
  8. unofficialized
  9. unofficially
  10. unofficialness
  11. unofficiated

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