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bureaucratic

[byoor-uh-krat-ik] / ˌbyʊər əˈkræt ɪk /








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Conferring with the personnel department, Bass reduced some of the bureaucratic obstacles to hiring.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Some of this is due to the complicated and sometimes bureaucratic system for making claims.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Germany has shown it can get rid of bureaucratic strictures.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

No doubt that would violate bureaucratic rules and air-quality standards, and also might suggest some troubling historical comparisons.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

“Without his gifts as a bureaucratic finagler, the shows just wouldn’t have got on. I owe him much. Leave it at that.”

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow




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