Synonyms for bureaucracy
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
Related words
- Word family
- bureaucrat bureaucratese bureaucratic
Forms
- Plural
- bureaucracies → administrations, bureaucratisms…
Example sentences
- administration He's in charge of administration at the hospital.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| bureaucracy | steady | |
| administration | falling | |
| bureaucratism | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 11 letters
- papyrocracy
- 13 letters
- bureaucratism
- 14 letters
- administration5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (administration5 = 5 syllables).