bureaucracy

Definition

• n. nonelective government officials
• n. a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials
• n. any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape

Word forms

Plural

bureaucracies

Example sentences

1. n.

   The bureaucracy often slows down the process of getting permits.

2. n.

   Many people criticize the bureaucracy for being too rigid and unresponsive.