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bureaucratic
adjective bu·reau·crat·ic \ˌbyu̇r-ə-ˈkra-tik, ˌbyər-\
: using or connected with many complicated rules and ways of doing things : of, relating to, or like a bureaucracy or bureaucrat
Full Definition of BUREAUCRATIC
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a bureaucracy or a bureaucrat <bureaucratic government>
— bu·reau·crat·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of BUREAUCRATIC
1836
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