as in officials
a worker in a government agency
the bureaucrats at the town hall seem to think that we need a building permit to build a tree house
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Recent Examples of bureaucrats
The Bay Area was handed, unquestionably, the worst slate of group-stage games FIFA’s bureaucrats could manifest — five equivalents of a Tuesday night MACtion football game in a November blizzard.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
26 June 2026
Just like there’s a dream of a workplace without workers, there’s a dream of a government without bureaucrats, right?
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
There is an unmistakable feeling that a great mass of fans are priced out, or fenced out, while wealthy sponsors and venal bureaucrats get the benefits.
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Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
13 June 2026
Getting foreign streamers to support local content creators so Canadians could view their own films and TV shows rather than rely on Netflix and Prime Video for popular fare may have seemed a good idea among bureaucrats and regulators in Ottawa.
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Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2026
The problem is the bureaucrats aren't aware of the severity of the issue, while Ira, Harry, and Wayne uncover more facts about the circumstances.
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Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
8 June 2026
Instead of addressing the problem head-on, the bureaucrats at the Federal Trade Commission launched an antitrust investigation into fertilizer companies.
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Wayne Winegarden,
Oc Register,
7 June 2026
There's been a massive outcry against this project for years — from former bureaucrats, the political opposition Indian National Congress party, academics and indigenous communities.
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Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
7 June 2026
The system may also be more efficient, as more money goes directly to the people who need it rather than bureaucrats or nonprofit workers.
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Allison Schrager,
Boston Herald,
2 June 2026
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
26 June 2026
Just like there’s a dream of a workplace without workers, there’s a dream of a government without bureaucrats, right?
—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
There is an unmistakable feeling that a great mass of fans are priced out, or fenced out, while wealthy sponsors and venal bureaucrats get the benefits.
—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
13 June 2026
Getting foreign streamers to support local content creators so Canadians could view their own films and TV shows rather than rely on Netflix and Prime Video for popular fare may have seemed a good idea among bureaucrats and regulators in Ottawa.
—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2026
The problem is the bureaucrats aren't aware of the severity of the issue, while Ira, Harry, and Wayne uncover more facts about the circumstances.
—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
8 June 2026
Instead of addressing the problem head-on, the bureaucrats at the Federal Trade Commission launched an antitrust investigation into fertilizer companies.
—
Wayne Winegarden,
Oc Register,
7 June 2026
There's been a massive outcry against this project for years — from former bureaucrats, the political opposition Indian National Congress party, academics and indigenous communities.
—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
7 June 2026
The system may also be more efficient, as more money goes directly to the people who need it rather than bureaucrats or nonprofit workers.
—
Allison Schrager,
Boston Herald,
2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bureaucrats
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Rodríguez said numerous public officials died in the disaster, including security personnel, municipal employees and military officers.
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The best way to protect yourself during an earthquake is to drop, cover and hold on, officials say.
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These examples echo views presented by analysts that making employees redundant while using more AI may not necessarily offer the best route to business growth.
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Instead of pushing for forced, highly technical retraining, leaders should leverage this systemic knowledge by empowering legacy employees to use agentic AI as a data translation layer.
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Some date labels are intended to help store clerks with inventory management.
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Police raided two vape shops in Norwalk this week and arrested the clerks at each one after allegedly finding that the shops were illegally selling marijuana products.
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This Levantine subculture socialized in French, voiced endearments in Arabic, communicated with functionaries in Turkish.
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More than funding, though, is needed transparency by IDNR functionaries with marina boaters and Winthrop Harbor officials.
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There are fewer opportunities for younger workers to find mentors and soak up knowledge.
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The sheriff's office says a preliminary investigation found that workers were installing underground tanks.
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“Bureaucrats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureaucrats. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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