bureaucracy
noun
government by many bureaus, administrators, and petty officials.
bureaucracies
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pluralof bureaucracy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This is a skillset of someone who is happiest in the darkest corners of government—the swampiest of swamps—a realm of acronyms, white papers, and multihyphenate bureaucracies.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
He added that getting the museum done involved dealing with bureaucracies and people with “contrary thinking.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Experts, she says, need to focus on increasing the resilience of critical infrastructure and government bureaucracies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
But the US has rejected this stance, with White House technology adviser Michael Kratsios saying: "AI adoption cannot lead to a brighter future if it is subject to bureaucracies and centralised control."
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
Still a third type of answer to Yali invokes the supposed importance of lowland river valleys in dry climates, where highly productive agriculture depended on large-scale irrigation systems that in turn required centralized bureaucracies.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
