bu·reau·cra·cy 
/bjʊˈrɑ:krəsi/ noun
plural bu·reau·cra·cies /bjʊˈrɑ:krəsi/ noun 1 [count] : a large group of people who are involved in running a government but who are not elected
▪ state/city bureaucracies 2 [noncount] often disapproving : a system of government or business that has many complicated rules and ways of doing things
▪ management by bureaucracy ▪ She was fed up with all the red tape and bureaucracy. ▪ Both candidates pledge to simplify the state's bloated bureaucracy.
▪ state/city bureaucracies
▪ management by bureaucracy ▪ She was fed up with all the red tape and bureaucracy. ▪ Both candidates pledge to simplify the state's bloated bureaucracy.
