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bureaucracy

/bjʊˈɹɑ.kɹə.si/noun4 syllables

Bureaucracy means: nonelective government officials.

Synonyms for bureaucracy2

noun, as in nonelective government officials

bureaucratism

also used for bureaucracy

papyrocracy

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What does bureaucracy mean?3

noun

1

nonelective government officials

2

a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials

3

any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with bureaucracy?3

four syllables

five syllables

aristocracy
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Bureaucracy in a sentence

  • The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of an expanding bureaucracy.Grayster
  • The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy.Shoyren
  • Adopting a child is a tough decision with plenty of bureaucracy to wade through.papabear
  • Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.carlosalberto
  • Sami is a victim of your incompetent bureaucracy.OsoHombre
  • Algeria needs to reduce bureaucracy to attract foreign investments.Amastan
  • Algeria is known for its bureaucracy and inefficiency.Amastan
  • Algeria needs to put an end to its bureaucracy by simplifying regulations and procedures.Amastan

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Forms of bureaucracy

as a noun

plural
bureaucracies