unbureaucratic
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6.2
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˌbjʊəroʊˈkrætɪk/
- The teacher's unbureaucratic approach to learning encouraged students to ask questions freely.
Examples
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The new office policy is designed to be unbureaucratic, allowing employees to make decisions quickly.
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"We try to keep it as unbureaucratic as possible.
Academic text (1998) -
The council, established in 1988 with a chairman designated by consensus and the World Health Organization acting as its secretariat, was based on the premise that "administrative structures and procedures are to be kept as simple and unbureaucratic as possible, provide for flexibility and decentralization, and emphasize activities at the developing country level."
Academic text (1992) -
For a more unbureaucratic experience, we decided to hold the meeting in a casual setting.
Synonyms
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1.0
Easy to understand or do
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3.7
Something that is easy to understand and clear
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1.0
Not strict and allowing people more freedom
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2.6
Done easily and smoothly without hard work
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3.2
Easy to understand or deal with
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3.7
Easy to deal with or understand
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7.2
Having few rules and simple steps so work moves faster
Antonyms
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6.7
Full of rules and slow because of formal procedures in government or large organizations
How Bureaucratic
Surface Forms
Morphology
unbureaucratic = bureaucratic (transparent) = un + bureaucrat + ic
Formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to the adjective 'bureaucratic', yielding the predictable meaning 'not bureaucratic'.
Etymology
The word unbureaucratic starts with un- meaning 'not' and combines bureau meaning 'office' with the -cratic part, as in democratic, meaning 'rule'. So it basically means 'not ruled by office rules', which is why something unbureaucratic is simple, quick, and not full of paperwork.