bureaucracy

Definitions

1. Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
   countable, uncountable
2. A system of administration 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.
   countable, uncountable
3. The body of officers and administrators, especially of a government.
   countable, uncountable
4. Excessive red tape and routine in any administration, body or behaviour.
   countable, derogatory, uncountable

Equivalents

42 more languages

العربيةالبيروقراطيّةبيرقراطية

Bosanskibirokracijačinovništvoчиновништво

Catalàburocràcia

Češtinabyrokracie

Cymraegbiwrocratiaeth

Ελληνικάγραφειοκρατία

Esperantoburokratismo

Eestibürokraatia

فارسیبوروکراسیدیوانسالاری

Suomibyrokraatistobyrokratiahallintokoneistohallitusvirkakoneistovirkavaltavirkavaltaisuus+ 4 more

Gaeilgemaorlathas

Galegoburocracia

עבריתבירוקרטיה

हिन्दीअधिकारीतंत्रअफ़सरशाहीनौकरशाही

Hrvatskibirokracijačinovništvoчиновништво

Magyarbürokrácia

Bahasa Indonesiabirokrasi

Íslenskaskrifstofuveldi

Italianoburocrazia

日本語官僚官僚主義官僚制官界+ 1 more

ქართულიბიუროკრატია

Қазақ тілібюрократиятөрешілдік

ភាសាខ្មែរការិយាធិបតេយ្យ

한국어관료제

Kurdîbîrokrasîburokrasî

Македонскибирократија

Bahasa Melayubirokrasi

မြန်မာဗျူရိုကရေစီ

Nederlandsambtenarenapparaatapparaatbureaucratie

ਪੰਜਾਬੀਅਫ਼ਸਰਸ਼ਾਹੀ

Polskibiuralizmbiurokracja

Portuguêsburocraciaoficialismo

Românăbirocrație

Русскийбюрократия

Slovenčinabyrokracia

Српскиbirokracijačinovništvoчиновништво

Svenskabyråkratikvarn

ไทยระบบข้าราชการประจำอมาตยาธิปไตยอำมาตยาธิปไตย

Türkçebürokrasi

Українськабюрократія

اردوافسر شاہینوکر شاہی

Tiếng Việtquan liêu

Examples

“However, when Britain left the European Union, ferries started to ply a direct⟳ sea link⟳ from Ireland, to save⟳ hauliers from custom's bureaucracy of driving via Britain.”

“At that time the administration replaced the system of patronage in the civil service with a bureaucracy.”

“Each of the most provocative selections is facing criticism that they lack the expertise and experience⟳ to run⟳ the vast, specialized bureaucracies that would be under their control⟳.”

“The bureaucracy is expanding to meet⟳ the needs of the expanding bureaucracy. (apocryphal quip)”

“The head of the civil service promised to clamp down on bureaucracy.”

“"If we can capture⟳ anything from this awful situation, it is that ability to trust⟳ people to do certain things for themselves and to look⟳ out for each other, and to give⟳ them the tools to do their job as well as they can without having to go through endless bureaucracy to achieve⟳ it, which very often just delays and dilutes and doesn't add⟳ much value.”

““If you have⟳ rule⟳ of the bureaucrat — if the bureaucracy is in charge, then what meaning does democracy actually have⟳?” Musk said during his 30-minute appearance with Trump, where he rebuffed critics who said he’s the one undermining democratic institutions.”

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