BUREAUCRATIC Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

bureaucratic

adjective

as in governmental

of, relating to, or like a nonelective government official or body of government officials a bureaucratic institution bureaucratic procedures

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Recent Examples of bureaucratic They’re caught up in this bureaucratic system, this transfer system, these standardization agreements across state lines, so that anybody can move anywhere. —

Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 12 May 2026 However, he is best known for his turn as bureaucratic military officer Moff Jerjerrod in the final Star Wars movie of the original trilogy. —

Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 May 2026 The permitting process is so slow and bureaucratic that some communities choose to bypass it, said Helena Iturribarria from Tierra de Agaves, a conservation project to reforest parts of Oaxaca’s valleys and promote sustainable agave production. —

Claudia Rosel, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026 His replacement, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, personifies another shift in the Iranian system’s center of gravity, away from political management and toward security-bureaucratic coordination. —

Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 9 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bureaucratic

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Adjective

Third, communicate better with state agencies and local governmental authorities (cities, school districts, counties) and with their in-house and, where applicable, outside legal counsel.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
Magyar has vowed to conduct a major overhaul of much of the governmental structure, and there are now separate ministries for health, environmental protection and education that did not exist under Orbán.

— Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026