English Dictionary
Definition bureaucracy in British English
bureaucracy
noun
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noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/bjʊəˈrɒkrəsi/
1
a complicated and annoying system of rules and processes
Example
a maze of bureaucracy
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2
the people employed to run government organizations
Example
France created a powerful centralized bureaucracy.
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