bureaucracy

/bjʊˈrɑːkrəsi/

nounbu · reau · cra · cy

Think: “BUREAU + CRACY” — a bureau (office) full of rules (‑cracy). If it feels like office-rule overload, it’s bureaucracy.

Yes, it's bureaucracy. Don’t drop the tricky middle: it’s **bu-reau-** (like *bureau*) + **-cracy** (like *democracy*).

Definitions

  1. nouna system of government or management run by many departments and officials, often with complicated rules and procedures
  2. nounthe officials and administrative system that manage an organization, especially a large one

Examples

  • “Starting a small business took weeks because of the bureaucracy and paperwork.”
  • “She felt frustrated by the school district’s bureaucracy when she tried to change her schedule.”
  • “The new policy was meant to reduce bureaucracy and speed up approvals.”

Synonyms

administrationred tapeofficialdomcivil servicepaperwork

Antonyms

simplicityinformality

Translations

ES burocraciaPT burocraciaFR bureaucratie

Common misspellings

burocracybureacracybureaucrasybureaucrazybureuocracybureaucraceybureaucracie

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