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bureaucracy
bjʊˈrɑːkrəsi
📖 Definition
n. 1) a system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives. 2) excessively complicated administrative procedure
🖼️ Picture This
Endless stacks of paperwork on countless identical desks
💬 Example Sentence
The slow bureaucracy frustrated citizens waiting for permits.
📝 Word Roots & Related
cracyrule “” democracy ⺠demo-⺠ aristocracy arist-/ autocracy auto- meritocracy merit-/ / theocracy the- plutocracy pluto- bureau n. office