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Bureaucracy - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Bureaucracy : (noun)
1: nonelective government officials [syn: bureaucratism]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Bureaucracy : \Bu*reau"cra*cy\, n. [Bureau _ Gr. ? to be strong,
to govern, ? strength: cf. F. bureaucratie.]
1. A system of carrying on the business of government by
means of departments or bureaus, each under the control of
a chief, in contradiction to a system in which the
officers of government have an associated authority and
responsibility; also, government conducted on this system.
2. Government officials, collectively.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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BUREAUCRACY. The abuse of official influence in the affairs of government;
corruption. This word has lately been adopted to signify that those persons
who are employed in bureaus abuse their authority by intrigue to promote
their own benefit, or that of friends, rather than the public good. The word
is derived from the French.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Bureaucracy |
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