bureaucracy

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /bjʊəˈrɒkrəsi/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /bjʊˈrɑːkrəsi/

Noun

Singular bureaucracy

Plural bureaucracies

1. Bureaucracy is a system of government where most of the important decisions are made by state officials.
2. Bureaucracy is an excessively complicated administrative procedure.

Related words

• bureau
• bureaucrat