nnoun.groupnonelective government officialsSynset:bureaucratism
Derivationally Related Form:bureaucratic
Hypernyms:government officials officialdom
Inherited Hypernyms:bureaucracygovernment officialsadministrationbodysocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Pentagon
Member Meronyms:civil service
nnoun.groupa government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officialsDerivationally Related Form:bureaucratic
Hypernyms:authorities government regime
Inherited Hypernyms:bureaucracygovernmentpolityorganizationsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
nnoun.groupany organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tapeDerivationally Related Form:bureaucratic
Hypernyms:organisation organization
Inherited Hypernyms:bureaucracyorganizationsocial groupgroupabstractionentity