The word 'bureaucracy' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a system or organization in which people carry out procedures according to a set of rules. For example: "The bureaucracy of the government makes it difficult to get things done quickly."
"The result is a hybrid, something between a state and a confederation, operating through ministerial meetings and a common bureaucracy,", decides Kissinger.
Switzerland and others phased it out because of the cost and the bureaucracy.
Having promised to "abolish the bureaucracy", the government is trebling the number of statutory commissioning bodies from 163 to over 500.
Teacher workloads have received government attention of late with deputy prime minister Nick Clegg vowing to rein in the "runaway train of bureaucracy" that harasses the profession.
As the general election approaches, leadership and management within the NHS will come under scrutiny with politicians competing to criticise unnecessary bureaucracy.
The LA Times described attempts by "Republicans in Congress and many in the national-security bureaucracy" to bottle up the intelligence committee's conclusions as "scandalous".
11. (C) It is not clear how deep the scalping will run within the bureaucracy.
Back in October, she asked teachers to send in their lists of what wastes time and what should be done to reduce unnecessary bureaucracy.
Ever since Ronald Reagan said: "The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help", it has been commonplace to assume that bureaucracy means government.
We've been propagandised into believing that bureaucracy means civil servants.
It also offers vigilance against inefficiency, bureaucracy and corruption.
