as in governmental
of, relating to, or like a nonelective government official or body of government officials
a bureaucratic institution bureaucratic procedures
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Recent Examples of bureaucratic
At least three times production was halted due to security, bureaucratic obstacles, the pandemic and of course a presidential assassination.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
Modern presidents have long tried to gain more political control over policy, and that means navigating some tensions with Cabinet departments and other federal agencies, which tend to be more bureaucratic and staffed by career civil servants.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2025
With a cadre of engineers as young as 19 years old, and with the encouragement of Trump, Musk has demanded and been given access to sensitive government databases and the Treasury Department’s payment system with an unprecedented series of bureaucratic maneuvers.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2025
Gaga’s remarks come in the wake of a slew of executive orders and bureaucratic vitriol coming from the Trump administration attacking trans rights, kids, and healthcare.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 3 Feb. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
Modern presidents have long tried to gain more political control over policy, and that means navigating some tensions with Cabinet departments and other federal agencies, which tend to be more bureaucratic and staffed by career civil servants.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2025
With a cadre of engineers as young as 19 years old, and with the encouragement of Trump, Musk has demanded and been given access to sensitive government databases and the Treasury Department’s payment system with an unprecedented series of bureaucratic maneuvers.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2025
Gaga’s remarks come in the wake of a slew of executive orders and bureaucratic vitriol coming from the Trump administration attacking trans rights, kids, and healthcare.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Bureaucratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureaucratic. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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