bureaucracy

英 /bjʊəˈrɒkrəsi/ 　美 /bjʊˈrɑːkrəsi/

n. 官僚体制；行政体系an administrative system run by officials following established rules
n. 繁文缛节；官僚作风complicated official procedures that make tasks unnecessarily difficult

My aunt works within the city's large bureaucracy.

我姑姑在这个城市庞大的行政体系内工作。

Reducing unnecessary bureaucracy could help small businesses obtain permits more quickly without weakening essential safety standards.

减少不必要的繁文缛节，能帮助小企业更快取得许可证，同时不削弱必要的安全标准。

搭配

government bureaucracy 政府行政体系reduce bureaucracy 减少繁文缛节excessive bureaucracy 过度繁琐的行政手续

bureaucracy指体制或繁琐手续；官僚个人是bureaucrat。

bureaucrat (n.)、bureaucratic (adj.)、bureaucratically (adv.)