as in governmental
of, relating to, or like a nonelective government official or body of government officials
a bureaucratic institution bureaucratic procedures
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Yet another deus ex machina, this time an altogether abstract and bureaucratic one, takes over and spares relationships while again definitively bursting a stiflingly luxurious bubble.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
Most would agree that for decades, inefficiency, redundancy and waste have unfortunately defined Washington’s bureaucratic machine.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Schools should focus on education and eschew expanding their bureaucratic turf into housing.
—Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
Americans grew to accept what were new forms of bureaucratic intervention introduced by Roosevelt and the Democrats for the purpose of managing capitalism.
—Justin Peck / Made By History, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
Most would agree that for decades, inefficiency, redundancy and waste have unfortunately defined Washington’s bureaucratic machine.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Schools should focus on education and eschew expanding their bureaucratic turf into housing.
—Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
Americans grew to accept what were new forms of bureaucratic intervention introduced by Roosevelt and the Democrats for the purpose of managing capitalism.
—Justin Peck / Made By History, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bureaucratic
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“Bureaucratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureaucratic. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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