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bureaucracy

[byoo-rok-ruh-see] / byʊˈrɒk rə si /


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The government says this will reduce bureaucracy and allow more resources to be delivered to frontline healthcare services.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Well, this won’t help: Let’s slather on another thick layer of basketball bureaucracy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt erected millions of square feet of unsightly buildings on the National Mall to house an expanded federal bureaucracy during the world wars.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

However, the incident prompted a backlash, becoming a rallying cry over L.A.’s burdensome filming bureaucracy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

No scientific bureaucracy existed in the government to assume the task, so Watson created one on the fly.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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