transcription, транскрипция: [ byu̇-ˈrä-krə-sē, byə-, byər-ˈä- ]
noun
( plural -cies )
Etymology: French bureaucratie, from bureau + -cratie -cracy
Date: 1818
1.
a. : a body of nonelective government officials
b. : an administrative policy-making group
2. : government characterized by specialization of functions, adherence to fixed rules, and a hierarchy of authority
3. : a system of administration marked by officialism, red tape, and proliferation