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bureaucracy

(eg. ancient, flower, critical )

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  • bureaucracy  /bjʊ ˈrɑ krə si/ ?  nonelective government officials

    bureaucracy meaning(s)  Add to My List

    1. (n) nonelective government officials
    2. (n) any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape
    3. (n) a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials
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    bureaucracy usage(s) Create your Own

    1. A basic law of bureaucracy is that any problem can be solved merely by adding more manpower.
    2. The bureaucracy has always stymied efforts to make sure that the aid reaches the needy.
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  • bureaucrat  /ˈbjʊ rə ˌkræt/ ?  an official of a bureaucracy
  • bureaucratic  /ˌbjʊ rə ˈkræ tɪk/ ?  of or relating to or resembling a bureaucrat or bureaucracy
  • bureaucratic procedure  needlessly time-consuming procedure
  • bureaucratically  in a bureaucratic manner
  • bureaucratism  nonelective government officials
  • bureaux  an administrative unit of government
  • bureaux de change  (French) an establishment where you can exchange foreign money
  • buret  measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap at the bottom;…
  • burette  /bjʊə ˈrɛt/ ?  measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap…
  • burg  /ˈbɜrɡ/ ?  colloquial American term for a town
  • burgeon  /ˈbɜr dʒən/ ?  grow and flourish
  • burgeon forth  produce buds, branches, or germinate
  • burger  /ˈbɜr ɡər/ ?  United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme…
  • burgess  /ˈbɜr dʒəs/ ?  English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)
  • burgh  /ˈbə rə/ ?  a borough in Scotland
  • burgher  /ˈbɜr ɡər/ ?  a citizen of an English borough
  • burglar  /ˈbɜrɡ lər/ ?  a thief who enters a building with intent to steal
  • burglar alarm  a loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm
  • burglarious  /bɜr ˈɡlɛə rɪəs/ ?  involving or resembling burglary
  • burglarise  commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling
  • burglarize  /ˈbɜrɡlə ˌraɪz/ ?  commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling
  • burglarproof  secure against burglary
  • burglary  /ˈbɜrɡlə ri/ ?  entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to…
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