/bjʊə'rɒkrəsɪ; bju`rɑkrəsɪ/
n (often derog 常作贬义)
1 (a) [U] system of government through departments managed by State officials, not by elected representatives 官僚制度; 官僚体制.
(b) [C] country having such a system 实行官僚制度的国家.
(c) [CGp] officials appointed to manage such a system, as a group 官僚（总称）.
2 [U] excessive or complicated official routine, esp because of too many departments and offices 官僚作风.

npluralbureaucracies
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French;Origin: bureaucracie, from bureau ( BUREAU) + -cracie '-cracy']
[U]
a complicated official system which is annoying or confusing because it has a lot of rules, processes etc
→red tape
　the reduction of unnecessary bureaucracy
[U and C]
the officials who are employed rather than elected to do the work of a government, business etc