noun

• Officious and pompous behaviour by minor officials.

  ‘a vast increase in bureaucracy, pen-pushing, and bumbledom’

  More example sentences

  • ‘He set himself the task of characterizing "rounded" global bureaucrats less prone to Bumbledom in his utopias.’
  • ‘I must say that it is with special shame and indignation that one protests against this notable piece of Bumbledom.’
  • ‘Too many foreign residents are finding that paradise has a high price and that incessant bumbledom is putting a damper on enjoying their retirement.’
  • ‘It is a very sad day caused by bumbledom.’
  • ‘The letter was, to me, the best example of Bumbledom I have come across for a long time.’

  Synonyms

  red tape, rules and regulations, etiquette, protocol, officialdom, paperwork, unnecessary paperwork