bureaucracy, noun, /bjʊˈrɑːkrəsi/
1
a complicated official system that is annoying or confusing because it has a lot of rules, processes etc.
a system of government or business that has many complicated rules and ways of doing things.
the reduction of unnecessary bureaucracy.
She was fed up with all the red tape and bureaucracy.
Both candidates pledge to simplify the state's bloated bureaucracy.
2
the officials who are employed rather than elected to do the work of a government, business etc.
a large group of people who are involved in running a government but who are not elected.
bureaucratic, adjective, /ˌbjʊrə'krætɪk/
involving a lot of complicated official rules and processes.
using or connected with many complicated rules and ways of doing things.
(often disapproving) connected with a bureaucracy or bureaucrats and involving complicated official rules which may seem unnecessary.
a bureaucratic institution/organization.
bureaucratic power/procedures.
bureaucratic power/control/procedures/organizations.
The report revealed a great deal of bureaucratic inefficiency.
centralized bureaucratic administration.
bureaucratically, adverb, /ˌbjʊrə'krætɪkli/
