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
Current and former Social Security officials have told ProPublica over the past year that the SSI program’s complexities and absurdities remain perhaps the agency’s biggest bureaucratic headache.
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Eli Hager, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2026
What’s interesting about Victor’s story originally, and is very present in our story, is how, poverty, race and bureaucratic indifference, not illness, determines who gets locked away.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
The couple has been embroiled in a bureaucratic battle to tear down the historic home ever since.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 27 Apr. 2026
Like rent controls in New York City—which Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to supercharge—bureaucratic price ceilings inevitably lead to a mismatch between consumer demand and supply.
—Elaine Parker, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
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Eli Hager, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2026
What’s interesting about Victor’s story originally, and is very present in our story, is how, poverty, race and bureaucratic indifference, not illness, determines who gets locked away.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
The couple has been embroiled in a bureaucratic battle to tear down the historic home ever since.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 27 Apr. 2026
Like rent controls in New York City—which Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to supercharge—bureaucratic price ceilings inevitably lead to a mismatch between consumer demand and supply.
—Elaine Parker, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bureaucratic
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Just getting to this point, with passage out of the House, has been contentious, says Andrew Schmidt, director of governmental affairs for Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
30 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile in Waukegan, the permanent $500 million American Place Casino, delayed by a lawsuit, the governmental approval process and financing issues, is expected to break ground this year, according to casino owner Full House Resorts.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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However, according to unofficial Iranian media outlets, a joint parliamentary statement signed on April 27 and backed by around 261 of 290 lawmakers expressed support for Iran’s negotiating team, including Ghalibaf.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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Under former President Jacob Zuma’s administration, a 9,600 MW plan tied to Russia’s Rosatom was struck down by the courts for bypassing parliamentary oversight.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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But those efforts might be better spent on easing caregivers’ administrative burdens than replacing their face time with patients.—
Catherine Thorbecke,
Twin Cities,
25 Apr. 2026
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Some details may have been changed by the applicant and not yet recorded on the administrative summary.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Bureaucratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureaucratic. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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