bloated bureaucracy
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbloatedandbureaucracy
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bloated
adjective
uk/ˈbləʊ.tɪd/us/ˈbloʊ.t̬ɪd/
swollen and rounded because of containing too much air, liquid, ...
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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 ofbloatedandbureaucracyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Paradoxically, democracy fosters division, the climate of 'rights' proposed by organized groups and corruption at even the most modest levels of thebloatedbureaucracy.
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Looking back on the trajectory of change, he presented himself in his memoirs as a consistent opponent of a long term trend toward liberalism andbloatedbureaucracy.
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We do not seek to advocate the creation of abloatedbureaucracy, but there is some catching up to be done in this area.
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There was also the argument that public spending was excessive and that abloatedbureaucracycould be cut without damage.
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It is a country in chaos with abloatedbureaucracyand a military and industrial complex out of control.
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For that reason, abloatedbureaucracyis to be avoided.
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Is there no way of controlling thisbloatedbureaucracy?
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We have seen two developments: first there is abloatedbureaucracy—a bureaucracy that can be, and needs to be, reformed.
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I can conclude only that that expensive venture has served to add another tier to an alreadybloatedbureaucracy.
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If housing were transferred to the elected councils the result would be more and better homes for the people at lower cost than that of the presentbloatedbureaucracy.
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One large obstacle to the reform process was the corrupt, inefficient, andbloatedbureaucracy.
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