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BUREAUCRATIC Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a bureaucracy or a bureaucrat a bureaucratic organization
Examples of bureaucratic in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback. Cancer research effectively reclassified as bureaucratic inefficiency and funding slashed away. —Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 3 May 2025 Without strong personal relationships to fall back on, Waltz was wounded and exposed and inevitably hunted down on the bureaucratic Serengeti. —The Editors, National Review, 2 May 2025 From my perspective, ETH became a victim of its early success, growing into a bureaucratic and ideological organization rather than one focused on building a tech product. —Alexander S. Blume, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 Their attention is very often focused on maintaining their independence from State and achieving bureaucratic success within their own agency. —Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for bureaucratic
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French bureaucratique, from bureaucrate bureaucrat or bureaucratie bureaucracy + -ique -ic entry 1
First Known Use
1800, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of bureaucratic was in 1800
Cite this Entry
“Bureaucratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bureaucratic. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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