Bureaucratic

Pronunciation: /ˌbjʊrəˈkrætɪk/

Bureaucratic (adj)

  1. Involving many rules, forms, and official steps that slow decisions and make things feel difficult.
  2. Using procedures that take a long time because each step must be approved by an office or department.
  3. Describing a system where power and decisions are controlled by official rules more than by people’s needs.

Bureaucratic (adjective)

Examples

  • The job requires bureaucratic rules and paperwork.
  • Her application was delayed by bureaucratic rules and paperwork.