bureaucratic
adjective/ˌbjʊərəˈkrætɪk/
/ˌbjʊrəˈkrætɪk/
(often disapproving)- connected with a bureaucracy or bureaucrats and involving complicated official rules which may seem unnecessary
- bureaucratic power/control/procedures/organizations
- The report revealed a great deal of bureaucratic inefficiency.
- centralized bureaucratic administration
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