bureaucracy

1. N-COUNT A bureaucracy is an administrative system operated by a large number of officials. 官僚体制

State bureaucracies can tend to stifle enterprise and initiative. 国家官僚体制会压抑人的进取心和积极性。

2. N-UNCOUNT Bureaucracy refers to all the rules and procedures followed by government departments and similar organizations, especially when you think that these are complicated and cause long delays. 官僚作风[表不满]

People usually complain about too much bureaucracy. 人们通常会抱怨过多的官僚作风。