"bureaucracy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /bjʊəˈrɒkrəsi/ [UK], /bjʊˈrɑːkrəsi/ [US] Forms: bureaucracy [singular], bureaucracies [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=bureaucracies}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Bureaucracy is a system of government where most of the important decisions are made by state officials.
    Sense id: simple-bureaucracy-en-noun-2oFgug-T
  2. Bureaucracy is an excessively complicated administrative procedure.
    Sense id: simple-bureaucracy-en-noun-y8HotTfi
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      "ipa": "/bjʊˈrɑːkrəsi/",
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  "word": "bureaucracy"
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        "Bureaucracy is a system of government where most of the important decisions are made by state officials."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Bureaucracy is an excessively complicated administrative procedure."
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/bjʊˈrɑːkrəsi/",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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