bureaucracy
Definitions
Noun
- Nonelective government officials
- A government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials
- Any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "bureaucracy".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bureaucracy | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | bureaucracy's | 4 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "bureaucracy".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bankrupcty | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | biopharmacy | 5 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "bureaucracy".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bureau | 2 | 43 |
| 2 | treasury | 3 | 40 |
| 3 | reassurance | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | burglary | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | bureaucratic | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | bureaucracies | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | bureaus | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | bureaucrat | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | bureaucrats | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | bureaucracy's | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | bureaucratese | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | autocracy | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | budreau | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | beaulac | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | beaudry | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | bureau's | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | brearley | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | braucher | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | bourdeau | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | bourbeau | 2 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "bureaucracy" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "bureaucracy" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "bureaucracy" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "bureaucracy".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bureaucracy's | 4 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 2
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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EPP axes red tape: Protect forests without bureaucracy
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Dec 17, 2025 EPP Group in the European Parliament
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Dec 10, 2025 Center for American Progress
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May 13, 2026 German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)
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