Bureaucracy
Pronunciation : Bu*reau"cra*cy
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Bureau + Gr. bureaucratie.]
Definition : 1. A system of carrying on the business of government by means of departments or bureaus, each under the control of a chief, in contradiction to a system in which the officers of government have an associated authority and responsibility; also, government conducted on this system.
2. Government officials, collectively.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913