bureaucracy /bjʊˈrɑːkrəsi/ noun plural bureaucracies
plural bureaucracies
Learner's definition of BUREAUCRACY
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[count] : a large group of people who are involved in running a government but who are not elected官僚（总称）；政府官员 2
[noncount] often disapproving : a system of government or business that has many complicated rules and ways of doing things官僚制度；官僚机构；官僚作风 -
management by bureaucracy官僚管理
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She was fed up with all the red tape and bureaucracy.她极其讨厌繁文缛节和官僚作风。
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Both candidates pledge to simplify the state's bloated bureaucracy.两位候选人都承诺要简化国家臃肿的官僚机构。