bureaucracy
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6.3
- noun
- /bjʊəˈrɔkrəsi/
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burocracia
- The new policies aim to reduce unnecessary bureaucracy and streamline the approval process.
- government bureaucracy
- federal bureaucracy
- state bureaucracy
There's too much bureaucracy, too much regulation.
- There's too much bureaucracy, too much regulation.
- That's pretty much the whole bureaucracy of the CCP.
- And you, you, your bureaucracy begins to expand as well.
- And clearly that's Putin and the, the bureaucracy and administration that surrounds him.
- What happens when you're dealing with a bureaucracy that is demanding time sheets?
- And The thing is, you know, government bureaucracies, after a while, they become self-serving, right?
- Well, there is a an imperative in many bureaucracies that the bureaucrats abbreviate as CYA.
- And that's led to just a gigantic expansion of the federal bureaucracy.
- I didn't enjoy the bureaucracy, you know, part of it.
- I also see the incompetence of bureaucracies, humans when they get together.
- To what degree was CIA involved or the various bureaucracy involved in his death?
Examples
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Many people find that navigating through government bureaucracy can be frustrating and time-consuming.
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This one involves more bureaucracy, it keeps more people busy, it keeps more people employed.
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And like any bureaucracy, they are slow to act.
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I think it's important for there to be really no bureaucracy here.
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But, you see, after the war, bureaucracy took over.
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Well, it's the same with every bureaucracy.
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Said goods then disappear into bureaucracy, never to be seen again.
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Bureaucracy has changed, my friend.
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I didn't enjoy the bureaucracy, you know, part of it.
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Someone seeking to start a new business must begin by wading through waves of bureaucracy and arbitrary requirements.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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3.8
Official rules and steps that are slow and make things difficult
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7.3
A group of people who work in government offices
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8.9
A system where officials who are not elected follow many rules and make slow decisions
Many confusing rules and laws that make things hard to understand or follow
A system with complicated rules and many steps that make things hard to follow
Antonyms
Compounds
A very complex, slow system for a government or organization with too much paperwork
How Bureaucratic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bureaucracy comes from the French word bureau, which means 'desk' or 'office', and the ending -cracy, which means 'rule'. So bureaucracy literally means 'rule by desks or offices', and that image helps explain why it describes a system run by officials with lots of paperwork and slow rules.