Comprehensive
Dictionary Suite
Help
Help
Help
 
Advanced Dictionary      
Lookup History
bureaucracy

bu·reauc·ra·cy

bureaucracy

 
 
pronunciation:
byr a kr si
features:
Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: noun
inflections: bureaucracies
definition 1: an organized group of hired officials, esp. governmental.
The governor is at the head of the state bureaucracy.
similar words:
office
definition 2: a system of administration characterized by excessive routine and inflexible rules.
The reforms would have been implemented years ago if it had not been for the bureaucracy.
Word CombinationsSubscriber feature About this feature
Word PartsSubscriber feature About this feature