bureaucracy

English

/bjʊəˈɹɒkɹəsi/, /bjʊˈɹɑːkɹəsi/

noun
Definitions
  • Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
  • (business) A system of administration base based upon organisation into bureaus, division of labour, a hierarchy of authority, etc., designed to dispose of a large body of work in a routine manner.
  • The body of officers and administrators, especially of a government.
  • Excessive red tape and routine in any administration, body or behaviour.

Etymology

Suffix from English bureau.

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English

bureau

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