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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBureaucracy
/bjʊˈrɒk.rə.si/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
"The company was bogged down by heavy corporate bureaucracy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word 'bureau' (desk, office), combined with the Greek suffix '-kratia' (power, rule), coined in the mid-18th century by French economist Jacques de Gournay. It originally referred to government by desk-holding officials, later evolving to describe complex administrative systems characterized by excessive regulation and red tape.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bureaucracy" is said worldwide
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bureaucratie
Transliteration: byrokrasi
"Il faut simplifier la burocratie pour aider les entreprises."
Bürokratie
Transliteration: byrokratie
"Wir müssen die Bürokratie abbauen."
burocrazia
Transliteration: burocrazia
"La burocrazia rallenta spesso i processi decisionali."
burocracia
Transliteration: burocracia
"El trámite se retrasó debido a la burocracia."
burocracia
Transliteration: burocracia
"Precisamos cortar a burocracia excessiva."
नौकरशाही
Transliteration: naukarshahi
"नौकरशाही के कारण विकास कार्य धीमा हो जाता है।"
官僚主义
Transliteration: guānliáo zhǔyì
"我们需要坚决反对官僚主义。"
관료주의
Transliteration: gwanlyojuui
"과도한 관료주의는 업무 효율성을 떨어뜨립니다."
官僚主義
Transliteration: kanryōshugi
"私たちは官僚主義を打破しなければならない。"
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