bureaucratic

CEFRC1

/ˌbjʊəɹəˈkɹætɪk/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Involving too many official rules and complicated procedures.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of or pertaining to bureaucracy or the actions of bureaucrats.

Examples

  • If I don't take care of all the bureaucratic issues, they'll simply deport me.

  • In fact, this is a major means of bureaucratic control.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • [ˌbjʊɹəˈkɹæɾɪk]

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In context

  • European Union is legalistic, bureaucratic and runs by precedent.

  • [T. E.] Lawrence said that in the end he felt himself to be fighting not for the imperial British but for the rebellious Arabs. All too often he conflicted with British bureaucratic fustiness.

  • “We aren’t just reducing bureaucratic sprawl. We are realigning the organization with its core mission and our new priorities in reversing the chronic disease epidemic,” Kennedy said on Thursday morning.

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The countless forms and signatures required made the process feel overly blank and slow.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

Borrowed from French bureaucratique, from bureaucrate (“bureaucrat”) or bureaucratie (“bureaucracy”) + -ique (“-ic”), equivalent to bureaucrat + -ic or bureau + -cratic.