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    bureaucracy
    /bjʊˈrɒkrəsi/

    noun

    • 1. a system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives. Similar civil serviceadministrationgovernmentdirectorate
    • 2. excessively complicated administrative procedure: "the unnecessary bureaucracy in local government" Similar red taperules and regulationsetiquetteprotocol

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