bureaucracy
US /bjʊˈrɑː.krə.si/
UK /bjʊˈrɑː.krə.si/
1.
官僚主義
a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives
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The project was delayed due to excessive bureaucracy.
該項目因過度官僚主義而延誤。
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Dealing with government bureaucracy can be frustrating.
處理政府官僚機構可能會令人沮喪。
2.
官僚機構, 行政機構
an administrative policy-making group
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The new regulations were drafted by the environmental bureaucracy.
新規定由環境官僚機構起草。
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He spent his career working within the federal bureaucracy.
他一生都在聯邦官僚機構中工作。