bureaucracy

Certain people have their own little fiefdoms or specific knowledge of how government bureaucracy works, which gives them a leg up in internecine battles.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

But all of that has gone hand-in-hand with persistent complaints about a slow bureaucracy and a dysfunctional city administration which famously took almost 15 years to build an international airport with next-door Brandenburg state.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Good luck with this bureaucracy of becoming unstuck.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 12, 2026

Right now there’s more bureaucracy in the process today… asking them for justification of why they’re using this and like what’s the business value they’re driving, etc.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

“And we figured, quite frankly, between myself, Louis, the Crunks—well, Cymbeline, at least—Bernice, and everyone else here, we’d do a better job of keeping you guys safe than the broken ol’ charity bureaucracy.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

He added that getting the museum done involved dealing with bureaucracies and people with “contrary thinking.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Has the office served its purpose, or has it lingered one bureaucracy layered on top of a bunch of other bureaucracies, as some critics foresaw?

From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026

It is a long process that often involves contending with local bureaucracies and dueling with community opposition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

But the US has rejected this stance, with White House technology adviser Michael Kratsios saying: "AI adoption cannot lead to a brighter future if it is subject to bureaucracies and centralised control."

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

His personal charisma and innovative strategies won many battles, but as early as the fall of 1965 Fuller had already realized the need for a new organization, one less hamstrung by federal and local bureaucracies.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson