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
Foreign countries use price controls, rationing, and bureaucratic delays to artificially suppress spending on cutting-edge medicines.
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Jeffrey Gerrish, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Public agencies are limited by bureaucratic processes that slow progress.
—Cj Eason, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Gaza’s starvation stems directly from aid blockades, bureaucratic hurdles and reportedly widespread looting.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2025
The dark comedy, satirizing Iranian film censorship and bureaucratic absurdity, draws on Asgari’s own experiences in his native Iran, where he was slapped with a travel ban and had his personal belongings confiscated after showing his film Terrestrial Verses in Cannes Un Certain Regard in 2023.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 July 2025
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Jeffrey Gerrish, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Public agencies are limited by bureaucratic processes that slow progress.
—Cj Eason, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Gaza’s starvation stems directly from aid blockades, bureaucratic hurdles and reportedly widespread looting.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2025
The dark comedy, satirizing Iranian film censorship and bureaucratic absurdity, draws on Asgari’s own experiences in his native Iran, where he was slapped with a travel ban and had his personal belongings confiscated after showing his film Terrestrial Verses in Cannes Un Certain Regard in 2023.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bureaucratic
Adjective
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The investigation team questioned Kim for about seven hours on Wednesday on various allegations, including claims that Yoon and Kim exerted undue influence over the conservative party's candidate nominations for a parliamentary by-election in 2022.—
KIM TONG-HYUNG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
8 Aug. 2025
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The leader holds immense personal authority, enabling him to sustain his rule by handing out spoils to supporters, gerrymandering parliamentary districts, rigging election counts, limiting press freedom, and diverting state resources to his party to hobble the opposition.—
MICHAEL JOHNSTON,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Aug. 2025
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Assuming that the administrative use of AI is done with proper security and rigor, most clients or patients won’t especially care that the therapist is using AI in that manner.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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He was placed on administrative leave in spring 2023 over concerns related to classroom management, professional judgment, and favoritism.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Bureaucratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureaucratic. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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