bureaucracy
11bureaucracy — A body of administrative officials, and the procedures and tasks involved in a particular system of administration, for example a state or formal organization. Max Weber did not invent the concept of bureaucracy (the term was coined in France at… …
12bureaucracy */*/ — UK [bjʊəˈrɒkrəsɪ] / US [bjəˈrɑkrəsɪ] noun Word forms bureaucracy : singular bureaucracy plural bureaucracies 1) [uncountable] a complicated and annoying system of rules and processes a maze of bureaucracy 2) [countable/uncountable] the people… …
13bureaucracy — [[t]bjʊrɒ̱krəsi[/t]] bureaucracies 1) N COUNT: usu pl A bureaucracy is an administrative system operated by a large number of officials. State bureaucracies can tend to stifle enterprise and initiative. 2) N UNCOUNT (disapproval) Bureaucracy… …
14Bureaucracy — An administrative or social system that relies on a set of rules and procedures, separation of functions and a hierarchical structure in implementing controls over an organization, government or social system. Large administrative staffs are most …
15bureaucracy — noun 1 administrative system ADJECTIVE ▪ huge, large, massive, vast ▪ bloated ▪ federal, government, state 2 …
16bureaucracy — n. a government; overgrown, swollen bureaucracy * * * [ˌbjʊ(ə) rɒkrəsɪ] overgrown swollen bureaucracy a government …
17bureaucracy — bu|reauc|ra|cy [ bjə rakrəsi ] noun ** 1. ) uncount a complicated and annoying system of rules and processes: a maze of bureaucracy 2. ) count or uncount the people employed to run government organizations: France created a powerful centralized… …
18bureaucracy — noun 1) the ranks of the bureaucracy Syn: civil service, government, administration; establishment, system, powers that be; ministries, authorities 2) unnecessary bureaucracy Syn: red tape, rules and regulations, pr …
19bureaucracy — noun 1) the ranks of the bureaucracy Syn: civil service, government, administration, establishment, system, powers that be, authorities 2) unnecessary bureaucracy Syn: red tape, rules and regulations, protocol …
20bureaucracy — Government by non elected salaried administrative officers. Such officials conduct the detailed business of public administration and advise on and apply ministerial decisions. In Britain, it is more usual to speak of the Civil Service when… …
