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| bu·reauc·ra·cy [ byoo rókrəssee ] (plural bu·reauc·ra·cies) |
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1. administrative system: an administrative system, especially in a government, that divides work into specific categories carried out by special departments of nonelected officials
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2. officials collectively: the nonelected officials of an organization or department
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3. state or organization: a state or organization operated by a hierarchy of paid officials
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4. frustrating rules: complex rules and regulations applied rigidly
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| [Early 19th century. < French bureaucratie< bureau "office" + -cratie "rule"] |
