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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Put another way: If Trump were elected and decided to make Project 2025 a reality, his administration would take an existing piece of bureaucratic infrastructure, strip it of many of those who can check its power, and then wield that power to ideological ends and against their political enemies.
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
The bureaucratic and technical competency of Harris’s campaign is one of the stronger cases for her candidacy.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Though the American market proved more expensive and bureaucratic than some Chinese businesses expected, says Harvey, problems were also caused by the hubris of facility owners, some of whom found themselves in over their heads.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 21 Oct. 2024
The first job the orchestra had in giving concerts was to raise your spirits after your having traipsed through a seemingly bureaucratic building in a neighborhood dead at night and on weekends when concerts are given.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
The bureaucratic and technical competency of Harris’s campaign is one of the stronger cases for her candidacy.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Though the American market proved more expensive and bureaucratic than some Chinese businesses expected, says Harvey, problems were also caused by the hubris of facility owners, some of whom found themselves in over their heads.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 21 Oct. 2024
The first job the orchestra had in giving concerts was to raise your spirits after your having traipsed through a seemingly bureaucratic building in a neighborhood dead at night and on weekends when concerts are given.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 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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