bureaucracy
byu̇-ˈrä-krə-sē 4 syllables rare
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noun. a body of nonelected government officials
- … the role played by the unelected bureaucracy in implementing policy …
- Designing a robust health bureaucracy, … and boosting patient satisfaction …
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noun. an administrative policymaking group
- … French bureaucracy, with the different parts of the system not joined up and working together.
- But the patchwork of remedies has been complicated by state laws, politics and bureaucracy.
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noun. government characterized by specialization of functions, adherence to fixed rules, and a hierarchy of authority
Origin
borrowed from French bureaucratie, from bureau + -cratie.