bureaucracy
🇺🇸
/bjʊˈrɑːkrəsi/
🇬🇧
/bjʊəˈrɒkrəsi/
noun
C1
A system of many rules and procedures used by governments or organizations, often making things slow and complicated.
The bureaucracy in government offices makes it hard to get things done quickly.
政府办公室的官僚制度使得快速办事变得困难。
C1
A government run by officials who are not elected, or a country with such a government.
The country's bureaucracy controls many aspects of daily life.
该国的官僚体系控制着日常生活的许多方面。
translation
官僚体系, 官僚政府
词形变化
Plural
bureaucracies