Bureaucratic

Bureaucratic
Bureaucratic Bu`reau*crat"ic, Bureaucratical Bu`reau*crat"ic*al, a. [Cf. F. bureaucratique.] Of, relating to, or resembling, a bureaucracy. [1913 Webster]

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  • bureaucratic — bu‧reau‧crat‧ic [ˌbjʊərəˈkrætɪk◂ ǁ ˌbjʊr ] adjective disapproving involving or having a lot of complicated and unnecessary official rules: • The group has had a history of being very bureaucratic and very slow moving * * * bureaucratic UK US… …   Financial and business terms

  • bureaucratic — index ministerial, political Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • bureaucratic — 1836, from Fr. bureaucratique; see BUREAUCRACY (Cf. bureaucracy). Bureaucratization is from 1916 …   Etymology dictionary

  • bureaucratic — [[t]bjʊ͟ərəkræ̱tɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Bureaucratic means involving complicated rules and procedures which can cause long delays. Diplomats believe that bureaucratic delays are inevitable... The department has become a bureaucratic… …   English dictionary

  • bureaucratic — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ highly …   Collocations dictionary

  • bureaucratic — bu|reau|crat|ic [ ,bjurə krætık ] adjective * involving a lot of complicated rules, details, and processes: a bureaucratic nightmare a. relating to official processes and the people whose job is to make sure that they are followed: bureaucratic… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bureaucratic */ — UK [ˌbjʊərəˈkrætɪk] / US [ˌbjʊrəˈkrætɪk] adjective a) involving a lot of complicated rules, details, and processes a bureaucratic nightmare b) relating to official processes and the people whose job is to make sure that they are followed… …   English dictionary

  • bureaucratic — adjective of or relating to or resembling a bureaucrat or bureaucracy (Freq. 3) his bureaucratic behavior annoyed his colleagues a bureaucratic nightmare • Pertains to noun: ↑bureaucrat, ↑bureaucracy • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • bureaucratic — adjective Date: 1836 of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a bureaucracy or a bureaucrat < bureaucratic government > • bureaucratically adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bureaucratic — bureaucrat ► NOUN ▪ an official perceived as being overly concerned with procedural correctness. DERIVATIVES bureaucratic adjective …   English terms dictionary

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