bureaucracy

bureaucracy
[ˌbjʊ(ə)ˈrɒkrəsi]
(pl. -ies)
  1. [mass noun]a system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives
    官僚制度
    ■[count noun]a state or organization governed or managed according to such a system
    官僚机构,官僚国家
    ■[count noun]the officials in such a system, considered as a group or hierarchy
    官僚阶层
    ■excessively complicated administrative procedure, seen as characteristic of such a system
    官僚作风
    the unnecessary bureaucracy in local government.
    地方政府无谓的官僚作风。
语源
  1. early 19th cent.: from French bureaucratie, from bureau (see bureau)
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