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bureaucracy

noun

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

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Word length
11
Starts with
B
Ends with
Y
Contains
UR
Scrabble score
20
CEFR level
B2

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bjʊəˈɹɒkɹəsi

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noun

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

noun

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

noun

  1. nonelective government officials

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