bureaucratic UK US /ˌbjʊərəʊˈkrætɪk/ adjective DISAPPROVING
► MANAGEMENT relating to a system of controlling or managing a country, company, or organization that is operated by a large number of officials: »
The company was inefficient because it was highly bureaucratic.
► WORKPLACE involving complicated rules and processes that make something slow and difficult: »
He had to endure nine months of bureaucratic delays before landing a job in his field in March.
bureaucratically adverb
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She wanted to move to a smaller, less bureaucratically run company.
Financial and business terms. 2012.