bureaucratize

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bureaucrat + -ize.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /bjʊəˈɹɒkɹətʌɪz/

Verb

bureaucratize (third-person singular simple present bureaucratizes, present participle bureaucratizing, simple past and past participle bureaucratized)

  1. (transitive) To bring under the control of a bureaucracy; to make bureaucratic.
    • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 432:
      Measures aiming to centralize and bureaucratize the state's central finances [] were also introduced, bringing greater economy and rationality to the Treasury.

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