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bureaucratic

[ byoor-uh-krat-ik ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.


bureaucratic

/ ˌʊəəˈæɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to bureaucrats; characterized by bureaucracy
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܰ𲹳ˈپ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • r𲹳·i·· adverb
  • t·r𲹳·i adjective
  • ԴDzb·𲹳·i adjective
  • ԴDzb·𲹳·i·· adverb
  • i·r𲹳·i adjective
  • semi·r𲹳·i·· adverb
  • ܲb·𲹳·i adjective
  • ܲb·𲹳·i·· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bureaucratic1

From the French word bureaucratique, dating back to 1830–40. See bureaucrat, -ic
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Forgotten through injury and bureaucratic fog, his season began in silence.

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“ we’re witnessing isn’t just bureaucratic dysfunction — it’s a calculated strategy to prolong child detention, discourage and impede reunification, and extract as much personal data as possible for future immigration enforcement,” Chew said.

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Many parents see the signs before age three, but they typically face a one-year-long bureaucratic and resource-strapped process of obtaining a formal diagnosis.

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They pointed out that it's the biggest bureaucracy in the world with many decades of experience fighting bureaucratic battles.

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Their archives, as Pember reports, are often inaccessible; a bureaucratic fog obscures much of the record.

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