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bureaucracy noun

  /bjʊəˈɹɒkɹəsi/ , /bjʊəˈɹɔkɹəsi/ , /bjʊˈɹɑkɹəsi/ , /bjʊˈɹɒkɹəsi/ , [bjʊəˈɹɔ̟kɹəsi]
  • Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
  • (business, organizational theory) A system of administration based upon organisation into bureaus, division of labour, a hierarchy of authority, etc., designed to dispose of a large body of work in a routine manner.
  • The body of officers and administrators, especially of a government.
  • (chiefly, derogatory) Excessive red tape and routine in any administration, body or behaviour.
 burocracia
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