| 单词 | bureaucracy |
| 释义 | bureaucracy (once / 1369 pages) n A bureaucracy is an organization made up of many departments and divisions that are administered by lots of people. If you've ever had to deal with health insurance or financial aid, you're familiar with the dark side of bureaucracy. Bureaucracy has a bad reputation because it has come to mean an organization or government that is chin-deep in red tape and unnecessary procedures. When dealing with a bureaucracy, expect to fill out lots of forms and wait. Bureaucracies are mocked in the hilarious film "Brazil," where people have mind-numbing jobs they do while sitting at desks. Bureaucracy is an organization administered by people behind desks, or bureaus. Bureaus, get it? WORD FAMILYbureaucracy: bureaucracies, bureaucratic+/bureaucrat: bureaucracy, bureaucrats/bureaucratic: bureaucratically USAGE EXAMPLESThere’s reason to be concerned about the ability of some of Trump’s Cabinet nominees to manage the large bureaucracies of their new agencies. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) “I’m not a wallowing behemoth with a giant bureaucracy,” Mr. Ford said. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) Politicians promised that the Regents would consolidate some schools, eliminate others, reduce education bureaucracy and save public funds. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1n a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials Hyper authorities, government, regime the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit 2n nonelective government officials Syn|Hypo|Hyper bureaucratism Pentagon the United States military establishment government officials, officialdom people elected or appointed to administer a government 3n any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape Hyper organisation, organization a group of people who work together |
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