bureaucratic
adjective
bu·reau·crat·ic
ˌbyu̇r-ə-ˈkra-tik 
ˌbyər-
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a bureaucracy or a bureaucrat
bureaucratic government
a bureaucratic organization
bureaucratic procedures
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In that light, some are calling for more to be done to attract foreign workers at all skill levels - lowering bureaucratic barriers further, promoting language and integration courses and speeding up visa processes.
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Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
The bureaucratic mess has angered animal advocates.
—Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
This political overreach displays EU bureaucratic attempts to control speech on digital platforms.
—Richard Torrenzano, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2024
Instead, SpaceX wrote in a statement to the House subcommittee on space and aeronautics that licensing delays are caused by bureaucratic sluggishness, a lack of transparency, poor methodologies, and regulatory inefficiency and duplication.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024
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Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
The bureaucratic mess has angered animal advocates.
—Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
This political overreach displays EU bureaucratic attempts to control speech on digital platforms.
—Richard Torrenzano, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2024
Instead, SpaceX wrote in a statement to the House subcommittee on space and aeronautics that licensing delays are caused by bureaucratic sluggishness, a lack of transparency, poor methodologies, and regulatory inefficiency and duplication.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024
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bureaucratic
adjective
bu·reau·crat·ic
ˌbyu̇r-ə-ˈkrat-ik
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a bureaucracy or bureaucrat
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