papyrocracy

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noun

Synonym of bureaucracy: rule by excessive paperwork or regulation.

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Meanings

nounpapyrocracy (uncountable)
  1. uncommonuncountableSynonym of bureaucracy: rule by excessive paperwork or regulation.

    That Government, however, had a "vow in heaven" against sparing one drop of blood which the tribunals had once devoted to the altars of the Papyrocracy.

    1848, “Hanging, Past and Present”, in Edinburgh Magazine, number 10, Tate, page 238

    Synonyms: bureaucracy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of bureaucracy: rule by excessive paperwork or regulation.

Similar
bureaucracy
Also see
bureaucracy

Origin

From papyro- (“papyrus, paper”) + -cracy (“rule by”).

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papyrocracy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papyrocracy

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“papyrocracy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papyrocracy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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