Synonyms for Bureaucracy
byʊˈrɒk rə sibu·reau·cra·cy

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1. bureaucracy, bureaucratismnoun

   nonelective government officials

   Synonyms:
   bureaucratism, bureaucracy

2. bureaucracynoun

   a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials

   Synonyms:
   bureaucratism

3. bureaucracynoun

   any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape

   Synonyms:
   bureaucratism

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1. • Government
   • Organization

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1. List of paraphrases for "bureaucracy":

   tape, red-tape, bureaucratism, bureaucratic, bureaucratisation, paperwork, officialdom

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1. Tony Schiena:

   At that time, they were being sent into mud huts to investigate Taliban murders, decapitations, due to Afghan government bureaucracy, they had not yet been issued any weapons. Here they were, deep in enemy territory, and they had nothing but their own bodies' capabilities to defend themselves.

2. Eugene McCarthy:

   The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is its inefficiency.

3. Ahmed Bekhi:

   We are happy with government support, but sometimes there are delays in opening the valves. This is the kind of bureaucracy from local authorities we face.

4. Nandan Unnikrishnan:

   Russia has a distinct advantage over everyone in understanding how Indian bureaucracy works, given the level of trust that exists in the Indian establishment vis-a-vis Russia.

5. Frank Chodorov:

   If for no other reason, personal pride should prompt every governor and state legislator to take a secessionist attitude they were not elected to be lackeys of the federal bureaucracy.