bureaucracy
noun/byoo-ROK-ruh-see/
rule by officials; red tape
Bull Sir की Hinglish
Bureaucracy मतलब अफ़सरशाही — अधिकारियों का राज या ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा सरकारी नियम।
Meanings & examples
- 1. noun
government by officials rather than elected representatives; also, too many complicated official rules
- “The new rules added another layer of bureaucracy.”
- “Bureaucracy delayed the project for months.”
💡 Memory trick
BUREAU (office desk) + -CRACY (rule): rule from the office desk.
Synonyms
officialdomred tapeadministration
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