Meaning of BUREAUCRACY
| Pronunciation: | | byû'râkrusee
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| | Definition: | | [n] nonelective government officials |
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| | Synonyms: | | bureaucratism |
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| | See Also: | | civil service, government officials, officialdom, Pentagon | |
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| | Definition: | | \Bu*reau"cra*cy\, n. [Bureau + Gr. ? to be strong,
to govern, ? strength: cf. F. bureaucratie.]
1. A system of carrying on the business of government by
means of departments or bureaus, each under the control of
a chief, in contradiction to a system in which the
officers of government have an associated authority and
responsibility; also, government conducted on this system.
2. Government officials, collectively.
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| | Related Terms: | | administration, authorities, beadledom, beat, beaten path, bumbledom, bureaucratism, chinoiserie, daily grind, directorate, government, grind, groove, hierarchy, higher echelons, higher-ups, jog trot, management, ministry, official jargon, officialdom, officialism, prelacy, red tape, red-tapeism, red-tapery, round, routine, ruling class, ruling classes, run, rut, squirrel cage, the administration, the authorities, the Establishment, the ingroup, the interests, the people upstairs, the power elite, the power structure, the top, them, they, top brass, track, treadmill, well-worn groove |
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