Definition of Bureaucracy

a method of business or government in which red tape processes are used to delay action

Examples of Bureaucracy in a sentence

The bureaucracy of the legislative government is delaying the passage of much needed educational funding.  🔊

In the waiting room, we were given numerous documents to complete as part of the hospital's pretreatment bureaucracy.  🔊

The new head of the foster care system is going to reduce the bureaucracy that deters foster parents from adopting.  🔊

When Frank went to the department of motor vehicles to obtain his license, he saw bureaucracy in action for over three hours.  🔊

The bureaucracy involved with buying a house is one of the reasons so many people choose to rent their residences.  🔊

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