bureaucratism

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noun

Bureaucratic policies or behaviour.

Similar
bureaucracy
OriginEnglish bureaucrat ← French bureaucrate ← Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) →
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Meanings

nounbureaucratism (countable and uncountable, plural bureaucratisms)

plural bureaucratisms

  1. countableuncountableBureaucratic policies or behaviour.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounnonelective government officials

Similar
bureaucracy
Broader
government officialsofficialdom
Also see
bureaucracy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  3. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  4. Ancient Greekπῠρρός (pŭrrhós)
  5. Latinburrus
  6. Latinburra
  7. Old French*bure
  8. Old Frenchburel
  9. Frenchbureau
  10. Proto-Indo-European*kret-
  11. Ancient Greekκρᾰ́τος (krắtos)
  12. Frenchbureaucratie
  13. Frenchbureaucrate
  14. Englishbureaucrat
  15. Englishbureaucratism

From bureaucrat + -ism.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 官僚主義 /官僚主义
  • 官僚主義 /官僚主义 (guānliáo zhǔyì)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

bureaucratism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bureaucratism

MLA

“bureaucratism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bureaucratism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bureaucratism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bureaucratism.

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