单词 | bureaucracy |
释义 | bureaucracy /byoo rok"reuh see/, n. , pl. bureaucracies. 1. government by many bureaus, administrators, and petty officials. 2. the body of officials and administrators, esp. of a government or government department. 3. excessive multiplication of, and concentration of power in, administrative bureaus or administrators. 4. administration characterized by excessive red tape and routine. [1810-20; BUREAU + -CRACY, modeled on F bureaucratie] |
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