government bureaucracy

collocation in English

meaningsofgovernmentandbureaucracy

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government
noun
uk
/ˈɡʌv.ən.mənt/us
/ˈɡʌv.ɚn.mənt/
the group of people who officially control ...
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bureaucracy
noun[U or C]
uk
/bjʊəˈrɒk.rə.si/us
/bjʊˈrɑː.krə.si/
a system for controlling or managing a country, company, or organization that is operated by a large number of officials employed to follow ...
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(Definition ofgovernmentandbureaucracyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Two of the other major points also related to the centralgovernmentbureaucracy.
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One needed the language to deal with thegovernmentbureaucracy, to receive medical care, even to go shopping.
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This includes practice of impartial rule of law, quality ofgovernmentbureaucracy, and corruption level in the government.
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Delegation of authority to organisations outside thegovernmentbureaucracywill only be done when there is enough assurance that it will not create problems.
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Managerial policymakers will expect quangos to be capable of any task, and be better at it than the traditionalgovernmentbureaucracy.
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The regional council andgovernmentbureaucracyis made up of representatives of a wide range of ethnic groupings, from across an enormously diverse region.
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It is here that there is a noticeable sprinkling of formal-sector workers in rural areas connected with social service provisioning and localgovernmentbureaucracy.
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In localgovernmentbureaucracyhas just about reached saturation point.
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Destabilization was also made evident by increasing industrial unrest, focusing significantly on the state sector of the economy-thegovernmentbureaucracy, the railways, and the military camps.
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We must indeed cut backgovernmentbureaucracyand promote modern transport infrastructure and systems.
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Experience of both national and localgovernmentbureaucracyhas rather jaundiced most people's view of the accuracy of this estimate.
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The net effect of setting up these authorities was a great increase in localgovernmentbureaucracyand cost.
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This includes a dramatic downsizing ofgovernmentbureaucracy.
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We can find £8 billion of savings, the major part of which would involve cutting back ongovernmentbureaucracy, with a saving of £1.8 billion.
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We have strengthened and enhanced the system for pupils with special needs but who do not require a statement without adding to localgovernmentbureaucracy.
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However, the really dramatic increase has been in central and localgovernmentbureaucracy, which has increased from 3 million in 1950 to 4·4 million today.
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Positions in thegovernmentbureaucracyare allocated on a similar basis.
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He spent most of his professional career working with thegovernmentbureaucracy.
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They also faced real financial hardships and a cold and seemingly uncaringgovernmentbureaucracy.
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Usually, issue networks push for a change in policy within thegovernmentbureaucracy.
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Many found employment in thegovernmentbureaucracy, which resembled an elite class in its own right.
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He called the departments actions a shocking case ofgovernmentbureaucracyrun amok.
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Governmentbureaucracyand changing presidential administration delayed the process for well over a decade.
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