bureaucratic

bureaucratic
bureaucratic bu‧reau‧crat‧ic [ˌbjʊərəˈkrætɪk◂ ǁ ˌbjʊr-] adjective disapproving
involving or having a lot of complicated and unnecessary official rules:

• The group has had a history of being very bureaucratic and very slow moving

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bureaucratic UK US /ˌbjʊərəʊˈkrætɪk/ adjective DISAPPROVING
► MANAGEMENT relating to a system of controlling or managing a country, company, or organization that is operated by a large number of officials: »

The company was inefficient because it was highly bureaucratic.

► WORKPLACE involving complicated rules and processes that make something slow and difficult: »

He had to endure nine months of bureaucratic delays before landing a job in his field in March.

bureaucratically adverb
► »

She wanted to move to a smaller, less bureaucratically run company.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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