bureaugamy

== English == === Etymology === From bureau +‎ -gamy. === Noun === bureaugamy (uncountable) marriage (literal or metaphorical) to a bureaucracy 1999, Publishers Weekly review of The Decline of Males, March 29, 1999 The ancient mammalian unit of mother and child has morphed into a "bureaugamy," as single mothers find government assistance a more satisfying partner than a confused male. 2011, November 15, 2011 If bureaugamy is the marriage of citizen to the bureaucratic state, then what we really have is an arranged marriage shotgun wedding. 2012, May 5, 2012 In 1999 Lionel Tiger coined the word ‘bureaugamy’ to refer to the relationship between officially impoverished mothers of illegitimate children and the government. ==== Derived terms ==== bureaugamous (adjective)