bureaucratic
adjective
bu·reau·crat·ic
ˌbyu̇r-ə-ˈkra-tik 
ˌbyər-
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a bureaucracy or a bureaucrat
bureaucratic government
a bureaucratic organization
bureaucratic procedures
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By taking the bureaucratic logics that govern our world and stretching them to their extremes, Fantasmas lays bare with devastating clarity the absurdity — and the profound emptiness — at the heart of American society.
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James Factora, Them, 3 July 2024
The same bureaucratic and administrative hurdles, the same government negligence.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2024
Until last week, however, that was the reality for too many Americans caught in the bureaucratic web.
—Iain Murray, National Review, 2 July 2024
The full extent of the bureaucratic bungling was exposed earlier this year by a recent University of Louisville graduate student, Sam Satterly, and reported first by Inside Climate News.
—James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 1 July 2024
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James Factora, Them, 3 July 2024
The same bureaucratic and administrative hurdles, the same government negligence.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2024
Until last week, however, that was the reality for too many Americans caught in the bureaucratic web.
—Iain Murray, National Review, 2 July 2024
The full extent of the bureaucratic bungling was exposed earlier this year by a recent University of Louisville graduate student, Sam Satterly, and reported first by Inside Climate News.
—James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 1 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for bureaucratic
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bureaucratic
adjective
bu·reau·crat·ic
ˌbyu̇r-ə-ˈkrat-ik
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a bureaucracy or bureaucrat
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