Definition of Bureaucracy

1. Noun. Nonelective government officials.

Exact synonyms: Bureaucratism
Specialized synonyms: Pentagon
Member holonyms: Civil Service
Generic synonyms: Government Officials, Officialdom
Derivative terms: Bureaucratic

2. Noun. A government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials.
Generic synonyms: Authorities, Government, Regime
Derivative terms: Bureaucratic

3. Noun. Any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape.
Generic synonyms: Organisation, Organization
Derivative terms: Bureaucratic

Definition of Bureaucracy

1. n. A system of carrying on the business of government by means of departments or bureaus, each under the control of a chief, in contradiction to a system in which the officers of government have an associated authority and responsibility; also, government conducted on this system.

Definition of Bureaucracy

1. Noun. Structure and regulations in place to control activity. Usually in large organizations and government operations. ¹

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Definition of Bureaucracy

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Bureaucracy

burdens of proof
burdensome
burdensomely
burdensomeness
burdie
burdies
burdock
burdocks
burds
bure
bureau
bureau-ocracy
bureau de change
bureau de changes
bureaucracies
bureaucracy (current term)
bureaucrat
bureaucratese
bureaucrateses
bureaucratic
bureaucratic procedure
bureaucratical
bureaucratically
bureaucratie
bureaucratisation
bureaucratisations
bureaucratise
bureaucratised
bureaucratises
bureaucratising

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