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bureaucratic

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








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All queries for American information need prior bureaucratic approval and receive regular audits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

However, since his death in January, his wife Fiona has been caught up in a bureaucratic nightmare.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Firing porters, I knew, was a bureaucratic procedure that took weeks; I’d be working elsewhere in the prison before the wheels had even begun to turn.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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