a system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives
官僚制度。
[count noun]a state or organization governed or managed according to such a system
官僚机构,官僚国家。
[count noun]the officials in such a system, considered as a group or hierarchy
官僚阶层。
excessively complicated administrative procedure, seen as characteristic of such a system
官僚作风
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the unnecessary bureaucracy in local government .地方政府无谓的官僚作风。
"early 19th cent.: from French