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Definition of bureaucratic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bureaucratic

adjective
 
/ˌbjʊərəˈkrætɪk/
 
/ˌbjʊrəˈkrætɪk/
(often disapproving)
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  1. 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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    • be
    • become
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
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