Bureaucracy — is the structure and set of regulations in place to control activity, usually in large organizations and government. As opposed to adhocracy, it is represented by standardized procedure (rule following) that dictates the execution of most or all… … Wikipedia
bureaucracy — bu‧reauc‧ra‧cy [bjʊəˈrɒkrəsi ǁ bjʊˈrɑː ] noun bureaucracies PLURALFORM 1. [countable] a system of government that uses a large number of departments and officials: • a powerful centralized bureaucracy 2. [uncountable] disapproving all the… … Financial and business terms
Government of Meiji Japan — The Government of Meiji Japan (明治政府 (Meiji seifu?)) was the government which was formed by politicians of the Satsuma Domain, Chōshū Domain and Tenno. The Meiji government was the early government of the Empire of Japan. Politicians of the Meiji… … Wikipedia
bureaucracy — I noun administration, agency, authorities, delegated authority, departmentalization, governance, government, government by bureaus, government office, governmental procedure, governmental system for decision making, inflexible routine,… … Law dictionary
Government failure — (or non market failure) is the public sector analogy to market failure and occurs when a government intervention causes a more inefficient allocation of goods and resources than would occur without that intervention. Likewise, the government s… … Wikipedia
Bureaucracy — Bu*reau cra*cy, n. [Bureau + Gr. ? to be strong, to govern, ? strength: cf. F. bureaucratie.] 1. A system of carrying on the business of government by means of departments or bureaus, each under the control of a chief, in contradiction to a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
government — gov·ern·ment / gə vər mənt, vərn / n 1: the act or process of governing; specif: authoritative direction or control 2: the office, authority, or function of governing 3: the continuous exercise of authority over and the performance of functions… … Law dictionary
bureaucracy — Government by non elected salaried administrative officers. Such officials conduct the detailed business of public administration and advise on and apply ministerial decisions. In Britain, it is more usual to speak of the Civil Service when… … Glossary of UK Government and Politics
bureaucracy — [n] system which controls organization administration, authority, beadledom*, city hall*, civil service, directorate, government, management, ministry, officialdom, officials, powers that be*, red tape*, regulatory commission, the Establishment* … New thesaurus
bureaucracy — ► NOUN (pl. bureaucracies) 1) a system of government in which most decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives. 2) excessively complicated administrative procedure. DERIVATIVES bureaucratization (also… … English terms dictionary
bureaucracy — [byoo rä′krə sē, byo͞orä′krə sē] n. pl. bureaucracies [Fr bureaucratie < BUREAU + cratie, CRACY] 1. the administration of government through departments and subdivisions managed by sets of appointed officials following an inflexible routine 2 … English World dictionary