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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The answer, as many locals are already too aware, is bureaucratic red tape.
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Christopher Calton, Orange County Register, 16 Apr. 2024
Graeber blamed bureaucratic risk aversion and corporations concerned only with short-term capitalist incentives.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Despite some initiatives to aid those living in the Bennett Freeze and support those who have been relocated, the efforts have been hindered by decades of bureaucratic hurdles and disinterested leadership.
—The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
In the bureaucratic labyrinth of New York City, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection is little more than a blip.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
But if the same old bureaucratic hurdles stand in the way of access to those programs, no one wins.
—Andrew Heath, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
On March 30, 1988, after close to a decade of cutting through bureaucratic red tape from the Chinese Communist Party, the artists were finally granted permission to perform their walk.
—Michael I. Norton, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024
Once financing is secured for this project, there are still bureaucratic obstacles to overcome.
—Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, when Mckenna Grace’s Phoebe Spengler was sidelined by the Ghostbusters’ longtime bureaucratic nemesis, Walter Peck (William Atherton), the young Ghostbusting hero went on an unexpected journey that quickly introduced her to Lind’s surprise character, Melody.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
Christopher Calton, Orange County Register, 16 Apr. 2024
Graeber blamed bureaucratic risk aversion and corporations concerned only with short-term capitalist incentives.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Despite some initiatives to aid those living in the Bennett Freeze and support those who have been relocated, the efforts have been hindered by decades of bureaucratic hurdles and disinterested leadership.
—The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
In the bureaucratic labyrinth of New York City, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection is little more than a blip.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
But if the same old bureaucratic hurdles stand in the way of access to those programs, no one wins.
—Andrew Heath, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
On March 30, 1988, after close to a decade of cutting through bureaucratic red tape from the Chinese Communist Party, the artists were finally granted permission to perform their walk.
—Michael I. Norton, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024
Once financing is secured for this project, there are still bureaucratic obstacles to overcome.
—Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, when Mckenna Grace’s Phoebe Spengler was sidelined by the Ghostbusters’ longtime bureaucratic nemesis, Walter Peck (William Atherton), the young Ghostbusting hero went on an unexpected journey that quickly introduced her to Lind’s surprise character, Melody.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
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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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