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Meaning of papyrocracy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Synonym of bureaucracy: rule by excessive paperwork or regulation.

uncommon, uncountable

Examples

“That Government, however, had a "vow in heaven" against sparing one drop of blood which the tribunals had once devoted to the altars of the Papyrocracy.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

papyrograph papyrographer papyrography papyrologist papyrology papyrophilia