bureaucracy

noun/bjʊˈrɑkrəsi/

Frequency rank: #7,199 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a system of government or administration with complex rules and many departments.

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Example sentence

Many people find it frustrating to deal with the government bureaucracy when applying for a visa.

Synonyms & related words

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