bureaucracy

noun

/bjʊəˈrɒkrəsi/

/bjʊˈrɑːkrəsi/

(plural bureaucracies)

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[uncountable] (often disapproving) the system of official rules and ways of doing things that a government or an organization has, especially when these seem to be too complicated
- unnecessary/excessive bureaucracy
- We need to reduce paperwork and bureaucracy in the company.
Extra Examples
- The organization has promised to eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy.
- Family doctors have suffered from increasing bureaucracy.
- She is initiating a project to eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy.
- Small businesses fear that complying with the code will lead to excessive bureaucracy and costs.
Topics Politicsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- cumbersome
- excessive
- unnecessary
- …
verb + bureaucracy
- cut
- eliminate
- reduce
- …
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[uncountable, countable] a system of government in which there are a large number of state officials who are not elected; a country with such a system
- the power of the state bureaucracy
- We are living in a modern bureaucracy.
Extra Examples
- The local bureaucracy was not pleased by the new proposals.
- Many people believed that the state bureaucracy was corrupt.
- Many of these states have large public bureaucracies of civil servants.
- He had considerable influence over the top levels of the vast bureaucracy.
Topics Politicsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- huge
- large
- massive
- …
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Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French bureaucratie, from bureau, originally ‘baize’ (used to cover writing desks), from Old French burel, probably from bure ‘dark brown’, based on Greek purros ‘red’.

单词	bureaucracy
释义	bureaucracy noun /bjʊəˈrɒkrəsi/ /bjʊˈrɑːkrəsi/ (plural bureaucracies) jump to other results [uncountable] (often disapproving) the system of official rules and ways of doing things that a government or an organization has, especially when these seem to be too complicated unnecessary/excessive bureaucracy We need to reduce paperwork and bureaucracy in the company. Extra Examples The organization has promised to eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy. Family doctors have suffered from increasing bureaucracy. She is initiating a project to eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy. Small businesses fear that complying with the code will lead to excessive bureaucracy and costs. Topics Politicsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective cumbersome excessive unnecessary … verb + bureaucracy cut eliminate reduce … See full entry [uncountable, countable] a system of government in which there are a large number of state officials who are not elected; a country with such a system the power of the state bureaucracy We are living in a modern bureaucracy. Extra Examples The local bureaucracy was not pleased by the new proposals. Many people believed that the state bureaucracy was corrupt. Many of these states have large public bureaucracies of civil servants. He had considerable influence over the top levels of the vast bureaucracy. Topics Politicsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective huge large massive … See full entry Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French bureaucratie, from bureau, originally ‘baize’ (used to cover writing desks), from Old French burel, probably from bure ‘dark brown’, based on Greek purros ‘red’.
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