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bureaucracy
Overview of noun bureaucracy
The noun bureaucracy has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (6) bureaucracy, bureaucratism -- (nonelective government officials)
2. bureaucracy -- (a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials)
3. bureaucracy -- (any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bureaucracy
3 senses of bureaucracy
Sense 1
bureaucracy, bureaucratism
=> government officials, officialdom
=> administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation
=> body
=> gathering, assemblage
=> social group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
bureaucracy
=> government, authorities, regime
=> polity
=> organization, organisation
=> social group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
bureaucracy
=> organization, organisation
=> social group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun bureaucracy
1 of 3 senses of bureaucracy
Sense 1
bureaucracy, bureaucratism
=> Pentagon
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bureaucracy
3 senses of bureaucracy
Sense 1
bureaucracy, bureaucratism
=> government officials, officialdom
Sense 2
bureaucracy
=> government, authorities, regime
Sense 3
bureaucracy
=> organization, organisation
Antonyms of noun bureaucracy
Member Holonyms of noun bureaucracy
Substance Holonyms of noun bureaucracy
Part Holonyms of noun bureaucracy
Member Meronyms of noun bureaucracy
1 of 3 senses of bureaucracy
Sense 1
bureaucracy, bureaucratism
HAS MEMBER: civil service
Substance Meronyms of noun bureaucracy
Part Meronyms of noun bureaucracy
Meronyms of noun bureaucracy
1 of 3 senses of bureaucracy
Sense 1
bureaucracy, bureaucratism
HAS MEMBER: civil service
Holonyms of noun bureaucracy
Attributes of noun bureaucracy
Derived Forms of noun bureaucracy
3 senses of bureaucracy
Sense 1
bureaucracy, bureaucratism
RELATED TO>(adj) bureaucratic#1
=> bureaucratic
Sense 2
bureaucracy
RELATED TO>(adj) bureaucratic#1
=> bureaucratic
Sense 3
bureaucracy
RELATED TO>(adj) bureaucratic#1
=> bureaucratic
Domain of noun bureaucracy
Domain Terms of noun bureaucracy
Familiarity of noun bureaucracy
bureaucracy used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun bureaucracy
3 senses of bureaucracy
Sense 1
bureaucracy, bureaucratism
> government officials, officialdom
=> civil service
=> bureaucracy, bureaucratism
Sense 2
bureaucracy
> government, authorities, regime
=> bureaucracy
=> ancien regime
=> court, royal court
=> Downing Street
=> empire
=> federal government
=> government-in-exile
=> local government
=> military government, stratocracy
=> palace
=> papacy, pontificate
=> puppet government, puppet state, pupet regime
=> state
=> state government
Sense 3
bureaucracy
> organization, organisation
=> adhocracy
=> affiliate
=> bureaucracy
=> nongovernmental organization, NGO
HAS INSTANCE=> Orange Order, Association of Orangemen
=> Tammany Hall, Tammany Society, Tammany
=> fiefdom
=> line of defense, line of defence
=> line organization, line organisation
=> association
=> polity
=> quango, quasi-NGO
=> institution, establishment
=> enterprise
=> defense, defence, defense force, defence force
=> establishment
=> fire brigade, fire company
=> company, troupe
=> unit, social unit
=> Peace Corps
=> force, personnel
=> union, labor union, trade union, trades union, brotherhood
=> musical organization, musical organisation, musical group
=> party, political party
=> machine, political machine
=> machine
=> professional organization, professional organisation
=> alliance, coalition, alignment, alinement
=> federation
=> hierarchy, power structure, pecking order
=> deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy, mission
=> Girl Scouts
=> blue
=> grey, gray
=> host
=> pool
Meronyms of noun bureaucracy
3 senses of bureaucracy
Sense 1
bureaucracy, bureaucratism
HAS MEMBER: civil service
HAS MEMBER: civil servant
=> government officials, officialdom
=> administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation
HAS MEMBER: advisory board, planning board
HAS PART: hierarchy, power structure, pecking order
Sense 2
bureaucracy
=> government, authorities, regime
HAS MEMBER: government department
HAS MEMBER: legislature, legislative assembly, legislative, general assembly, law-makers
HAS MEMBER: executive
HAS MEMBER: judiciary, bench
HAS MEMBER: division
HAS MEMBER: government officials, officialdom
HAS PART: administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation
HAS PART: hierarchy, power structure, pecking order
HAS PART: judiciary, judicature, judicatory, judicial system
=> polity
=> organization, organisation
HAS MEMBER: quorum
HAS MEMBER: membership, rank
Sense 3
bureaucracy
=> organization, organisation
HAS MEMBER: quorum
HAS MEMBER: membership, rank
Holonyms of noun bureaucracy
Grep of noun bureaucracy
bureaucracy
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