BUREAUCRATIC Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

bureaucratic

adjective

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 The Biden administration had set up an open application process for interested companies, with each firm to be vetted methodically, a process meant to ensure good bets — but one that people involved acknowledged was set up to be slow and bureaucratic. —

Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 28 May 2026 Unlike some European countries with more accessible visa pathways, Slovenia’s residency process is often viewed as complex, expensive, and highly bureaucratic. —

Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2026 Break down bureaucratic silos between early education, K–12, and higher education so California can build a true cradle-to-career approach that keeps students from falling through the cracks at critical transitions in their educational journey. —

Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 28 May 2026 This effort to suppress speech under the guise of bureaucratic process must not prevail. —

Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bureaucratic

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Meeting that challenge demands permanent inter-governmental coordination units and not the current model of temporary structures standing down the moment a crisis ends.

— Daniele Nyirandutiye, semafor.com, 1 June 2026
The Declaration identifies, famously, that consent as the basis of governmental legitimacy.

— Britney Porter, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026