"bureaucratic" meaning in All languages combined

See bureaucratic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: bureaucratic [positive], more bureaucratic [comparative], most bureaucratic [superlative]
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  1. Being bureaucratic is being over regulated, abusing one's own power to make a point.
    Sense id: simple-bureaucratic-en-adj-8fzBSqN3
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