62. Bureaucracy
See also 185. GOVERNMENT .
- beadledom
- the world of petty and officious bureaucrats. Cf. bumbledom .
- bumbledom
- the world of petty and incompetent officials.
- bureaucracy
- 1. a government typified by a rigid hierarchy of bureaus, administrators, and minor officials.
- 2. a body of administrators; officialdom.
- 3. administration characterized by excessive red tape and routine. — bureaucratie, adj.
- bureaucratese
- turgid, misleading language, as typical of bureaucracies. Cf. federalese, officialese .
- empleomania
- an obsession with public employment.
- federalese
- language typical of the U.S. federal government, especially bureaucrtic jargon. Cf. bureaucratese, officialese .
- officialdom
- 1. the realm or position of officials.
- 2. excessively close adherence to bureaucratie procedure.
- officialese
- language characteristic of officialdom, typified by polysyllabism and much periphrasis. Cf. bureaucratese, federalese .
- officialism
- 1. any official regulations or procedures.
- 2. an excessive emphasis on official regulations or procedures.
- 3. officials in general or collectively.
- panjandrum
- designation for a pompous official, taken from a story by Samuel Foote(1755).
- red-tapeism, red-tapism
- the practice of requiring excessive paperwork and tedious procedures before official action can be considered or completed. Also called red-tapery . — red-tapist n.