adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ byu ̇ r- ə - ' kra-tik, ˌ by ə r-
Function: adjective
Date: 1836
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a bureaucracy or a bureaucrat < bureaucratic government>
– bu · reau · crat · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb