be bureaucratic

Frequency: 8.525.1 per million words

Used to describe a current state or characteristic of a system or person.

bureaucraticVERB + bureaucratic

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Examples (10)

  • The organization is highly bureaucratic.
  • The visa application process is notoriously bureaucratic, involving endless paperwork.
  • Many people complain that the government is too bureaucratic and slow to respond.
  • The old system was so bureaucratic that simple requests took months to approve.
  • Without reform, these institutions will always be bureaucratic and inefficient.
  • Some departments are more bureaucratic than others.
  • He worries that as the company grows, its procedures might be overly bureaucratic.
  • The approval procedure for new projects has been unnecessarily bureaucratic for years.
  • Is it necessary for the legal system to be so bureaucratic?
  • Critics argue that the charity's decision-making process is excessively bureaucratic, hindering its effectiveness.