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bureaucratic centralism

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A set of principles of organization whereby power is centralized and subordinate bureaucrats must follow decisions and carry out orders made by their superiors.

uncountable

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Examples

“The bureaucratic centralism of German Social-Democracy, which re-echoed the “national” traditions of the Prussian barrack square, has been a damper on the labour movement of Germany to this very day.”

Solomon Lozovsky

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

bureaucratic inertia Bureaucratically bureaucratisation bureaucratism bureaucratist bureaucratitis

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