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bureaycratic


Meanings
  • adjective, noun

    A person who works in a bureaucracy, especially one who adheres to rules and procedures rigidly.

    - "The bureaucratic employee followed the rules strictly."
    - "The bureaucratic system made it difficult for new policies to be implemented."
    - "He was a model bureaucratic employee, always following the rules."
  • adjective

    Characterized by or exhibiting unwarranted formalism, red tape, or love of detail.

    - "The bureaucratic process was lengthy and complicated."
    - "The bureaucratic nature of the organization made it difficult to get things done."
    - "The bureaucratic red tape made it hard for the project to move forward."

Variants
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bureaucratic , bureaucratically , anti-bureaucratic
Etymology
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From the Middle French word 'bureau' meaning 'desk' or 'bureaucracy' meaning 'bureau (desk) work'.


Trivia
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  1. The term 'bureaucracy' was first used in the 15th century to describe the administrative offices of the Roman Catholic Church.

  2. The term 'bureaucratic' comes from the French word 'bureau', meaning 'desk'.


Related Concepts
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  1. Bureaucracy: A large, complex organization, especially one that is run by a hierarchy of administrative officials.

  2. Red tape: Unnecessary rules and regulations that hinder progress or action.


Culture
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The term 'bureaucratic' has been used extensively in literature and political discourse to describe the rigid and often inefficient nature of large organizations and governments. In art, the term has been used to describe the impersonal and mechanical nature of industrial society.

How to Memorize "bureaycratic"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a large, impersonal organization with many layers of bureaucracy and rules.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the idea of rigid rules and red tape.

  3. mnemonics

    - Remember the word 'bureaucratic' as 'bureau' for rules and 'cratic' for systematic.


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