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bureaucracy

[byoo-rok-ruh-see] / byʊˈrɒk rə si /


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The expanding corporate bureaucracy created a vast demand for white-collar labor.

From The Wall Street Journal

They camped out in various bureaucracies, literally sleeping in the office and having food delivered.

From The Wall Street Journal

They also talked of a "crippling bureaucracy" which required some organisations to employ consultants with form-filling, and according to another independent report, contributed to mental health issues for almost all of the applicants.

From BBC

Today, her transplant is tied up in a tangle of bureaucracy, her fate bound to a home she can’t live in and an address she can’t leave.

From Los Angeles Times

The UK has become the "most expensive place in the world" to build nuclear power plants, according to a government review detailing the "overly complex" bureaucracy around the sector.

From BBC