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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBureaucratize
/bjʊəˈrɒk.rə.taɪz/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make bureaucratic; to subject to the administration of a bureaucracy, typically resulting in a proliferation of rules, red tape, and official procedures.
"The new management framework threatened to bureaucratize the once-flexible startup." - 2
To become characteristic of a bureaucracy or adopt official, rigid administrative habits.
"Over time, many idealistic non-profit organizations tend to bureaucratize as they expand."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from French 'bureaucratie' (combining French 'bureau', meaning office or desk, and Greek 'kratos', meaning power or rule) combined with the English verb-forming suffix '-ize'. It emerged in the 19th century to describe the growing tendency of organizations to adopt rigid administrative systems and official routines.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bureaucratize" is said worldwide
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bureaucratiser
Transliteration: byurokratize
"Cette réforme risque de bureaucratiser le processus de décision."
bürokratisieren
Transliteration: byrokratisieren
"Wir dürfen die Abläufe nicht unnötig bürokratisieren."
burocratizzare
Transliteration: burocratizzare
"Il sistema rischia di burocratizzare ogni singola attività."
brocratizar
Transliteration: burocratizar
Script: burocratizar
"Tratan de no burocratizar los trámites para los ciudadanos."
burocratizar
Transliteration: burocratizar
"A nova diretriz pode burocratizar o atendimento ao cliente."
नौकरशाही बनाना
Transliteration: naukarshahi banana
"इस प्रक्रिया को और अधिक नौकरशाही बनाना ठीक नहीं है।"
官僚化
Transliteration: guānliáohuà
"过度管理会使企业迅速官僚化。"
관료화하다
Transliteration: gwanryohahada
"조직이 커질수록 관료화하기 쉽다."
官僚化する
Transliteration: kanryōka suru
"組織が大きくなると、どうしても官僚化してしまう。"
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