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
In a Senate Small Business Committee field hearing, Western North Carolina leaders called for reform to the Small Business Administration’s disaster loan programs, saying a bureaucratic and convoluted system delayed recovery.
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Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
Today, the moral authority designed to flow from the UN’s service to humanity is in danger of being lost to the abuse of veto power, bureaucratic drift, withdrawal, aid cuts and political compromise.
—David Miliband, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Beyond the diplomatic and bureaucratic implications, recognitions can also hold significant symbolic weight.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
The Newsom administration’s recent moves to ease the bureaucratic red tape and permitting challenges that have forced us to import two-thirds of all our crude quietly admits as much.
—Michael Mische, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
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Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
Today, the moral authority designed to flow from the UN’s service to humanity is in danger of being lost to the abuse of veto power, bureaucratic drift, withdrawal, aid cuts and political compromise.
—David Miliband, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Beyond the diplomatic and bureaucratic implications, recognitions can also hold significant symbolic weight.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
The Newsom administration’s recent moves to ease the bureaucratic red tape and permitting challenges that have forced us to import two-thirds of all our crude quietly admits as much.
—Michael Mische, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bureaucratic
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To make matters worse, oil companies still benefit from governmental support, with subsidies totaling $7 trillion in 2022 according to the International Monetary Fund.—
Miguel A. Torres,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Republican Senators Rand Paul and Ted Cruz piped up in defense of Kimmel’s right to free speech without governmental interference.—
Sarah Stankorb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The next party leader could very well become the country’s next prime minister, but even that’s not guaranteed; voters delivered a clear rebuke in the past two parliamentary elections, delivering seats to opposition parties and stripping the LDP of its majority.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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With Arthur in the midst of a parliamentary election, Patrick finds the city surrounded by reminders of the family that sent him away.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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The Corrections Department budget increases wages for corrections officers but also makes tens of millions of dollars in cuts by eliminating programs and administrative costs and funding for positions that have not been filled.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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In a statement to the INDY, Dixon slammed the university administration's initial decision to place him on administrative leave, while thanking his supporters who condemned his removal.—
Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Bureaucratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureaucratic. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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