bureaucratic
adjective
bu·reau·crat·ic
| \ ˌbyu̇r-ə-ˈkra-tik
, ˌbyər-\
, ˌbyər-\
Definition of bureaucratic
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a bureaucracy or a bureaucrat
bureaucratic government a bureaucratic organization bureaucratic procedures
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Other Words from bureaucratic
bureaucratically
\ ˌbyu̇r-ə-ˈkra-ti-k(ə-)lē
, ˌbyər- \
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adverb
Examples of bureaucratic in a Sentence
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Trade deals with foreign partners would blossom, boosting the national finances and cutting bureaucratic red tape would unleash entrepreneurialism, pro-Brexit campaigners promised. — Patrick Smith, NBC News, "As Brexit looms, the U.K.'s Conservative Party fights for survival," 21 July 2019 Mr Newsom has also asked his team to examine the licensing requirements for various occupations, so that California can reduce bureaucratic red tape. — The Economist, "Business, tax and regulationMany people are moving from California to Texas," 21 June 2019 The Navient lawsuit has been mired in bureaucratic red tape as the Department of Education, headed by Betsy DeVos, has been unwilling to help the CFPB with their lawsuit . — Ken Sweet, The Seattle Times, "APNewsBreak: Nation’s top student loan official resigns," 28 Aug. 2018 But Trump officials bounce back by debuting new measures to diversify their enforcement efforts and put up new bureaucratic obstacles at the border even as others are knocked down. — Nick Miroff, Washington Post, "To deter migrants, Trump administration builds elaborate scaffolding at the border, and on the books," 31 July 2019 Interior’s update eliminates bureaucratic red tape around this process. — Robert L. Bradley Jr., National Review, "Green Groups Fight Trump’s Oil-Drilling Deregulation," 26 June 2019 The federal government’s response to the hurricane was widely criticized as slow and ineffective, hampered by logistical and bureaucratic challenges that led to delays in aid distribution. — Kayla Epstein, The Denver Post, "Puerto Ricans shut down highway, march toward Capitol to demand that governor resign," 22 July 2019 French people are messy (bordélique), unorganized, and bureaucratic. — Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Meaning of Citizenship: 9 People on How They Found Home," 5 July 2019 Following Sunday’s decision to rename the community, developing the settlement still requires overcoming several additional bureaucratic obstacles. — Washington Post, "Israel moves to name Golan settlement after Trump," 16 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bureaucratic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for bureaucratic
bureaucratic
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English Language Learners Definition of bureaucratic
: using or connected with many complicated rules and ways of doing things : of, relating to, or like a bureaucracy or bureaucrat
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