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.
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.
translation
A system of many rules and procedures used by governments or organizations, often making things slow and complicated.; A government run by officials who are not elected, or a country with such a government.
Word Forms
Plural
bureaucracies