Bureaucratic

/ˌbjʊəɹəˈkɹætɪk/

Synonyms for "bureaucratic" (170 found)

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Closest matches (34)

Noun(11 words)
admin officeadministrative actionadministrative capacityadministrative constraintadministrative districtadministrative divisionadministrative frameworkadministrative functionadministrative officeadministrative responsibilitiesadministrative task
Adjective(21 words)
administrativeadministrative actadministrative areaadministrative assistantadministrative bodyadministrative capitaladministrative dataadministrative decisionadministrative descriptoradministrative domainadministrative dutiesadministrative mattersadministrative officesadministrative personneladministrative planadministrative practiceadministrative procedureadministrative processadministrative provisionadministrative staff
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administrative tasks

Strong matches (51)

Adjective(17 words)
administrative termadministrative traditionadministrative unitbureaucratic chaosbyzantinecentral government styleclericalcorporate sponsorshipcouncil-drivencumbersomefederal government styleformalformalisticfustiestgovernmental reformsheavy administrationhierarchical
Noun(15 words)
administrative wingcabinet departmentscity hall officeclankingclerical errorclerical stafffederal agency directorgovernment agency formgovernment agency reportgovernment departmentgovernment entitygovernment ministriesgovernment official dutiesgovernment officialsgovernment school system

Related words (85)

Adjective(45 words)
impersonalinefficientinefficient administrationinstitutionalinstitutional annalsinstitutional arrangementsinstitutional enrollment policiesinstitutional frameworkinstitutional gardeninstitutional termjargon-filledkafkaesquelegal tabletlocal government stylelocal government style templatenapoleonicofficial ceremonyofficial criterionofficial documentofficial format
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official guidelinesofficial national capitalofficial procedureofficial specificationorganizational typeovercautiousoverregulatedpaper-basedpersnicketypettifoggingproceduralprocedural guidepublic administratorrigidscholarly studysecretarialslowstate institutionstate-runstodgystultifyingswampiestsystematictediousunresponsive
Noun(15 words)
institutional guidelinesinstitutional maltreatmentinstitutional orientedmore administrativemore corporatemost administrativemost departmentalmunicipal administrationofficial endorsementphonebook stylepolicy on academic disorganizationschool officialdomstate government agencystate government-likestate-organ regulation
Determiner(2 words)
most administrative proceduremost written law

Related word relations

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More specific

12 entries
chain of commanddepartmentformsforms backloggovernment agencyhierarchyoffice structurepaperworkpoliciesred taperegulationsregulatory body

Collocations

6 entries
bureaucratic culturebureaucratic delaysbureaucratic inefficiencybureaucratic processbureaucratic rulesbureaucratic system

Inflections

4 entries
least bureaucraticless bureaucraticmore bureaucraticmost bureaucratic

Derivations

6 entries

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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In fact, this is a major means of bureaucratic control.

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If I don't take care of all the bureaucratic issues, they'll simply deport me.

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Thanks to a bureaucratic blunder, we don't have access to the building anymore.

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What else I need from the bureaucratic point of view?

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