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, management, ministration, official procedure, officialdom, officiation, organization, powers that be, process of governing, red tape, regulation, reins of government, rigid routine, rule, service, sovereignty, state management, strict procedure, system
II
index
hierarchy (persons in authority), management (directorate)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006