bureaucracy /bū-rokˈrə-si/

1. A system of government or administration by officials, responsible only to their departmental chiefs
2. Any system of administration in which matters are hindered by excessive adherence to minor rules and procedures
3. Officials as a group

burˈeaucrat noun

1. A government official
2. A bureaucratist

bureaucratˈic adjective

• aircraft-carrier
• aircraft-carriers
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• aircraftwoman
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• air curtain
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• air-cushion
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• air dam
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• air-drain
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