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bureaucracies |
| definition 1: |
an organized group of hired officials, esp. governmental.
The governor is at the head of the state bureaucracy.- similar words:
- office
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| definition 2: |
a system of administration characterized by excessive routine and inflexible rules.
The reforms would have been implemented years ago if it had not been for the bureaucracy. |
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