bureaucratism
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8.9
- noun
- /bjʊəˈrɒkrəˌtɪzəm/
- Formal
:
burocratismo
- Efforts to reduce bureaucratism in the office led to more efficient workflows and happier employees.
Examples
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Going through formalities and bureaucratism, as well as extravagance and waste, are serious problems.
Blog text (13) -
The problems raised by the young students regarding the quickening of the process of democratic and legal construction, elimination of corruption, punishment of guandao, and overcoming the problems of bureaucratism can only be tackled gradually through democratic and legal means, under the condition of stability and unity.
Academic text (1992) -
Both these statements concerned the need to combat 'bureaucratism' and implement party democracy. "Op. Cit., p. 300
Blog text (4) -
We read of the violence, the absence of democracy, the bureaucratism, the totalitarianism, and the out-and-out brutality of the "eastern bloc" or "iron curtain" countries.
Academic text (1992) -
Rather, it sought to rally the workers, Communist and non-Communist alike, to press for the elimination of bureaucratism and the revival of proletarian democracy.
Blog text (4) -
"In spite of the abolition of private ownership, the worst features of capitalism had been preserved: wage slavery, differences of income and status, hierarchical authority, bureaucratism.
Blog text (4) -
We should make determined efforts to improve the style of writing and the conduct of meetings, and reject undesirable practices such as mediocrity, laziness, laxity, and extravagance, the practice of just going through formalities, and bureaucratism.
Blog text (13) -
Many citizens are frustrated with the bureaucratism that slows down essential government services.
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The project was delayed due to the bureaucratism involved in obtaining the necessary permits.
Synonyms
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6.3
A system run by officials who are not elected with many rules that makes things slow
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7.3
A group of people who work in government offices
Many strict rules and levels in an organization that slow decisions
A very complex, slow system for a government or organization with too much paperwork
Antonyms
How Bureaucratic
Surface Forms
Morphology
bureaucratism = bureaucrat (transparent) = bureau + crat + ism
Formed from the common noun 'bureaucrat' plus the productive suffix '-ism' denoting a system or practice, so the meaning is directly derived.
Etymology
Bureaucratism comes from the French word bureau meaning 'desk' or 'office', the -crat part seen in democrat that means a person with power, and the ending -ism meaning 'a system'. So, bureaucratism is a system run by office people who often follow strict rules and procedures.