bureaucracy
B2Substantiv/US /bjʊrˈɑkrəsiː/ byo͝or-ÄKR-əs-ē; UK /bjʊrˈɑkrəsiː/ byo͝or-ÄKR-əs-ē/
A system of carrying on the business of government by means of departments or bureaus, each under the control of a chief, in contradiction to a system in which the officers of government have an associated authority and responsibility; also, government.
