bureaucracy
US /bjʊˈrɑ:krəsi/
・UK /bjʊəˈrɒkrəsi/
B2
noun
- Governing system with many rules and officials
- Over-complicated official rules and processes.
- The officials in such a system, especially those considered to be excessively concerned with procedural correctness at the expense of efficiency or common sense.
other
- The administrative system of a large organization, especially one that is government-run; administration characterized by excessive red tape and routine.
- A system of government or business administration containing many departments, administrators, and complicated rules.