bureaucratic

[byoor-uh-krat-ik]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.

bureaucratic

/ ˌbjʊərəˈkrætɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to bureaucrats; characterized by bureaucracy

Other Word Forms

• bureaucratically adverb
• antibureaucratic adjective
• nonbureaucratic adjective
• nonbureaucratically adverb
• semibureaucratic adjective
• semibureaucratically adverb
• unbureaucratic adjective
• unbureaucratically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of bureaucratic¹

From the French word bureaucratique, dating back to 1830–40. See bureaucrat, -ic

Example Sentences

I really don’t believe it is, and I hate to say that because it sounds so bureaucratic.

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Since Xi took power in 2012, party inspectors have punished more than 6.2 million people for offenses that include corruption, bureaucratic inaction and the leaking of state secrets.

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Armajani’s unusual earthwork joined in: Embracing a legal, bureaucratic form, he pointed to land as a decidedly social structure.

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“I think it helps a lot for people who are victims of fire to see progress,” Abraham told me, saying he’s managed the bureaucratic hurdles and made sure his material suppliers are lined up.

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Villaraigosa also focused on the need to build more housing, criticizing bureaucratic red tape and slow permitting processes.

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