bureaucratic

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 America was able to become a superpower and grow its presence on the world stage as a result of bureaucratic support. Laura Ellyn Smith / Made By History, TIME, 3 Dec. 2024 But Rove also warned that the EPA is a bureaucratic and complex department that will not be easy to navigate. Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Nov. 2024 Regulatory Reforms: Streamlining the approval processes for infrastructure projects can significantly cut down on bureaucratic delays. Ronald Beaty, Hartford Courant, 22 Nov. 2024 By contrast, a program to restrict soda in SNAP, as Kennedy has proposed, might require its own bureaucratic finagling at USDA, but could affect a significant portion of the 42 million people who use the program. Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bureaucratic 

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“Bureaucratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureaucratic. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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