bureaucratie

== English == === Noun === bureaucratie (plural bureaucraties) Alternative form of bureaucracy. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bureaucratie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌby.roː.kraːˈ(t)si/ Hyphenation: bu‧reau‧cra‧tie Rhymes: -i === Noun === bureaucratie f (plural bureaucratieën, no diminutive) bureaucracy (system of organising the civil service; civil service corps; red tape) ==== Related terms ==== bureaucraat bureaucratisch ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: burokrasie → Indonesian: birokrasi == French == === Etymology === From bureau +‎ -cratie. Coined by French economist and intendant of commerce Vincent de Gournay in the 18th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /by.ʁo.kʁa.si/, /by.ʁɔ.kʁa.si/ Rhymes: -i Homophone: bureaucraties === Noun === bureaucratie f (plural bureaucraties) bureaucracy (structure and regulations in place to control activity) ==== Derived terms ==== bureaucrate ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “bureaucratie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012