bureaucratic
adjective
bu·reau·crat·ic
ˌbyu̇r-ə-ˈkra-tik 
ˌbyər-
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a bureaucracy or a bureaucrat
bureaucratic government
a bureaucratic organization
bureaucratic procedures
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Graham credited the Trump administration with helping cut through bureaucratic red tape that often slows recovery efforts in disaster zones.
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Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Previously, these issues were handled through slow bureaucratic processes.
—Dmitrii Khasanov, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Best available science has given way to bureaucratic delays, power struggles and competing political interests, argued lead author Kelly Dunning, who heads the University of Wyoming’s Wildlife & Wilderness Recreation Lab.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
But when visitors are told that Washington’s reaction has largely been bureaucratic and indifferent, their incredulity only grows.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Previously, these issues were handled through slow bureaucratic processes.
—Dmitrii Khasanov, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Best available science has given way to bureaucratic delays, power struggles and competing political interests, argued lead author Kelly Dunning, who heads the University of Wyoming’s Wildlife & Wilderness Recreation Lab.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
But when visitors are told that Washington’s reaction has largely been bureaucratic and indifferent, their incredulity only grows.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Bureaucratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bureaucratic. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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bureaucratic
adjective
bu·reau·crat·ic
ˌbyu̇r-ə-ˈkrat-ik
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a bureaucracy or bureaucrat
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