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bureaucratic

[byoor-uh-krat-ik]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.



bureaucratic

/ ˌʊəəˈæɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to bureaucrats; characterized by bureaucracy

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Other Word Forms

  • bureaucratically adverb
  • antibureaucratic adjective
  • nonbureaucratic adjective
  • nonbureaucratically adverb
  • semibureaucratic adjective
  • semibureaucratically adverb
  • unbureaucratic adjective
  • unbureaucratically adverb
  • ˌܰ𲹳ˈپ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bureaucratic1

From the French word bureaucratique, dating back to 1830–40. See bureaucrat, -ic
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“Professionals will be the ones rebuilding the city,” he said, since they’re more equipped to handle the “bureaucratic mess” of building a house in L.A.

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The only budgetary increase for EMD will come through bureaucratic restructuring.

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Some frustrated residents say the bureaucratic bind is emblematic of long-standing discrimination.

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Authoritarian rule is on top, upheld by bureaucratic enablers and everyday citizens who go along to get along, never believing stormtroopers will ever have a reason to kick down their doors.

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The BBC had reported earlier this month that the skeleton had been left inside an unprotected tarpaulin shelter close to the excavation site in western Gujarat state since 2019 because of bureaucratic wrangling.

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