Bureaucratize

//bjʊəˈɹɒkɹətʌɪz// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To bring under the control of a bureaucracy; to make bureaucratic. transitive

    "Measures aiming to centralize and bureaucratize the state's central finances […] were also introduced, bringing greater economy and rationality to the Treasury."

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"Measures aiming to centralize and bureaucratize the state's central finances […] were also introduced, bringing greater economy and rationality to the Treasury."

Etymology

From French bureaucratiser or bureaucrat, bureaucracy + -ize.

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