anti-bureaucratic

adjective

an·​ti-bu·​reau·​crat·​ic
ˌan-tē-ˌbyu̇r-ə-ˈkra-tik,
-ˌbyər-,
ˌan-ˌtī- How to pronounce anti-bureaucratic (audio)
: opposed to or completely unlike the complex methods and processes associated with bureaucracies
… such conformance would be contrary to the flash mob's decidedly decentralized, anti-bureaucratic principles.Seth Rosenfeld

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anti-bureaucratic was in 1849

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“Anti-bureaucratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-bureaucratic. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.

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