bureaucratic
adjective
bu·reau·crat·ic ˌbyu̇r-ə-ˈkra-tik 
ˌbyər-
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a bureaucracy or a bureaucrat
bureaucratic government
a bureaucratic organization
bureaucratic procedures
bureaucratically
ˌbyu̇r-ə-ˈkra-ti-k(ə-)lē
adverb ˌbyər-
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Even after Japan began accepting group tours recently, the intense monitoring and bureaucratic hurdles have largely kept tourists’ interest at bay. 
Julia Mio Inuma, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022 Derrick Johnson, the group’s president, urged Biden to cancel the debt quickly and without bureaucratic hurdles for borrowers. Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022 The new efforts also still leave questions about other bureaucratic hurdles that have snagged the monkeypox response so far. Jason Mast, STAT, 22 Aug. 2022 Dispensing drugs, but only after asking prescribers to vault bureaucratic hurdles imposed by the only available treatment being held in a federal stockpile. Wired, 11 Aug. 2022 The designation will free up emergency funds and lift some bureaucratic hurdles, but many experts fear containment may no longer be possible. New York Times, 4 Aug. 2022 The bureaucratic hurdles would have been insurmountable. David A. Andelman, CNN, 31 July 2022 The inquiry stemmed from a regulatory approval sought by SpaceX to launch its massive Starship Super Heavy vehicle, which could move to the company’s Florida site if bureaucratic hurdles prove too burdensome. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 4 May 2022 My work as a natural resource attorney with an extensive background in permitting and lobbying affords great talent in overcoming federal bureaucratic hurdles. Anchorage Daily News, 3 May 2022 See More
Julia Mio Inuma, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022 Derrick Johnson, the group’s president, urged Biden to cancel the debt quickly and without bureaucratic hurdles for borrowers. Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022 The new efforts also still leave questions about other bureaucratic hurdles that have snagged the monkeypox response so far. Jason Mast, STAT, 22 Aug. 2022 Dispensing drugs, but only after asking prescribers to vault bureaucratic hurdles imposed by the only available treatment being held in a federal stockpile. Wired, 11 Aug. 2022 The designation will free up emergency funds and lift some bureaucratic hurdles, but many experts fear containment may no longer be possible. New York Times, 4 Aug. 2022 The bureaucratic hurdles would have been insurmountable. David A. Andelman, CNN, 31 July 2022 The inquiry stemmed from a regulatory approval sought by SpaceX to launch its massive Starship Super Heavy vehicle, which could move to the company’s Florida site if bureaucratic hurdles prove too burdensome. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 4 May 2022 My work as a natural resource attorney with an extensive background in permitting and lobbying affords great talent in overcoming federal bureaucratic hurdles. Anchorage Daily News, 3 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French bureaucratique, from bureaucrate bureaucrat or bureaucratie bureaucracy + -ique -ic entry 1
First Known Use
1800, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing bureaucratic
bureaucratic
adjective
as in governmental
of, relating to, or like a nonelective government official or body of government officials a bureaucratic institution bureaucratic procedures Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- governmental
- administrative
- parliamentary
- regulatory
- managerial
- ministerial
- official
- executive
- supervisory
- directorial
- authoritarian
- despotic
- dictatorial
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- nonsupervisory
- nonmanagerial