"burocratic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more burocratic [comparative], most burocratic [superlative]
Etymology: From burocrat + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|burocrat|ic}} burocrat + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} burocratic (comparative more burocratic, superlative most burocratic)
  1. Of or pertaining to burocracy or the actions of burocrats. Synonyms: bureaucrat Related terms: administrative Translations (of or pertaining to bureaucracy): burocràtic (Catalan), 官僚的 (Chinese Mandarin), byrokratický (Czech), bureaukratisk (Danish), byrokraattinen (Finnish), virkavaltainen (Finnish), bürokratisch (German), γραφειοκρατικός (grafeiokratikós) [masculine] (Greek), bürokratikus (Hungarian), maorlathach (Irish), бирокра́тски (birokrátski) (Macedonian), burocrático (Portuguese), бюрократи́ческий (bjurokratíčeskij) (Russian), burocrático (Spanish), bürokratik (Turkish)
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to bureaucracy",
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