bureaucratic
adjective
bu·reau·crat·ic
ˌbyu̇r-ə-ˈkra-tik 
ˌbyər-
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a bureaucracy or a bureaucrat
bureaucratic government
a bureaucratic organization
bureaucratic procedures
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The answer, as many locals are already too aware, is bureaucratic red tape.
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Christopher Calton, Orange County Register, 16 Apr. 2024
Graeber blamed bureaucratic risk aversion and corporations concerned only with short-term capitalist incentives.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
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Christopher Calton, Orange County Register, 16 Apr. 2024
Graeber blamed bureaucratic risk aversion and corporations concerned only with short-term capitalist incentives.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Bureaucratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bureaucratic. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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bureaucratic
adjective
bu·reau·crat·ic
ˌbyu̇r-ə-ˈkrat-ik
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a bureaucracy or bureaucrat
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