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Uncommonbureaucracy
The correct spelling is bureaucracy.
How to pronounce bureaucracy
noun
IPA: /bjʊəˈɹɒkɹəsi/
Say it like: Bur-eeu-cra-see
The correct spelling is bureaucracy. Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers. For example: "At that time the administration replaced the system of patronage in the civil service with a bureaucracy."
Usage Examples
“At that time the administration replaced the system of patronage in the civil service with a bureaucracy.”
“The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy. (apocryphal quip)”
“The head of the civil service promised to clamp down on bureaucracy.”
Definition
noun
- 1.Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
- 2.(organizational theory) A system of administration based upon organisation into bureaus, division of labour, a hierarchy of authority, etc., designed to dispose of a large body of work in a routine manner.
- 3.The body of officers and administrators, especially of a government.
- 4.Excessive red tape and routine in any administration, body or behaviour.
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