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Beauracracy vs. Bureaucracy: What's the Difference?

Edited by Huma Saeed || By Sawaira Riaz || Published on September 25, 2023
"Beauracracy" is an incorrect spelling, while "bureaucracy" is the correct spelling. Bureaucracy refers to a system of administration characterized by strict rules and hierarchy.

Which is correct: Beauracracy or Bureaucracy

How to spell Bureaucracy?

Beauracracy is Incorrect

Bureaucracy is Correct

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Key Differences

Note the "eau" trap; unlike "beautiful," it's "bureau" in bureaucracy.
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Sep 25, 2023
Remember it's "bureau + cracy." Each part is a separate root word.
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Sep 25, 2023
Visualize the "rat" in bureaucracy to remember that "aucra" is not correct.
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Sep 25, 2023
Think of "cracy" as in "democracy," a similar ending.
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Sep 25, 2023
Repeat it as three parts: Bureau-Crat-Cy, to solidify the correct sequence in your mind.
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Sep 25, 2023
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Beauracracy and Bureaucracy Definitions

Beauracracy

Beauracracy is an incorrect spelling of bureaucracy.
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Sep 16, 2023

Bureaucracy

A system of government where decisions are made by state officials, not elected representatives.
He criticized the slow-moving bureaucracy.
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Sep 16, 2023

Bureaucracy

A group of administrators executing these complicated tasks.
The bureaucracy managed the policy changes.
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Sep 16, 2023

Bureaucracy

Excessive complication and inefficient operation within an organization.
The bureaucracy resulted in delays.
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Bureaucracy

Administration of a government chiefly through bureaus or departments staffed with nonelected officials.
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Bureaucracy

The departments and their officials as a group
Promised to reorganize the federal bureaucracy.
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Bureaucracy

Management or administration marked by hierarchical authority among numerous offices and by fixed procedures
The new department head did not know much about bureaucracy.
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Bureaucracy

The administrative structure of a large or complex organization
A midlevel manager in a corporate bureaucracy.
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Bureaucracy

An administrative system in which the need or inclination to follow rigid or complex procedures impedes effective action
Innovative ideas that get bogged down in red tape and bureaucracy.
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Bureaucracy

Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
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Bureaucracy

A system of administration based upon organisation into bureaus, division of labour, a hierarchy of authority, etc., designed to dispose of a large body of work in a routine manner.
At that time the administration replaced the system of patronage in the civil service with a bureaucracy.
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Bureaucracy

The body of officers and administrators, especially of a government.
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Bureaucracy

Excessive red tape and routine in any administration, body or behaviour.
The head of the civil service promised to clamp down on bureaucracy.
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Bureaucracy

A system of carrying on the business of government by means of departments or bureaus, each under the control of a chief, in contradiction to a system in which the officers of government have an associated authority and responsibility; also, government conducted on this system.
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Bureaucracy

Government officials, collectively; - used especially of nonelected government officials.
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Bureaucracy

Nonelective government officials
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Bureaucracy

An organizational structure with strict procedures and hierarchy.
The company bureaucracy hindered innovation.
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Sep 16, 2023

Bureaucracy

Administrative processes characterized by red tape or rigidity.
The bureaucracy can be frustrating for citizens.
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FAQs

Which vowel is used before bureaucracy?

"The" or "A," depending on context.
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Sep 25, 2023

What is the root word of bureaucracy?

"Bureau" and "Cracy."
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Sep 25, 2023

What is the pronunciation of bureaucracy?

/bjʊˈrɒkrəsi/
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Sep 25, 2023

Which preposition is used with bureaucracy?

"Of" or "in," as in "bureaucracy of the government" or "bureaucracy in organizations."
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Sep 25, 2023

What is the verb form of bureaucracy?

Bureaucratize.
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What is the singular form of bureaucracy?

Bureaucracy.
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Sep 25, 2023

Is bureaucracy an abstract noun?

Yes.
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Sep 25, 2023

Which conjunction is used with bureaucracy?

"And" is common, as in "bureaucracy and inefficiency."
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Sep 25, 2023

What is the plural form of bureaucracy?

Bureaucracies.
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Why is it called bureaucracy?

Derived from French "bureau," meaning desk or office, and "cracy," meaning rule or government.
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Is bureaucracy a negative or positive word?

Generally neutral but often used negatively.
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Sep 25, 2023

Is bureaucracy a countable noun?

No.
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Sep 25, 2023

Is the bureaucracy term a metaphor?

No, but it can be used metaphorically.
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Sep 25, 2023

Is the word bureaucracy imperative?

No.
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Sep 25, 2023

What is the opposite of bureaucracy?

Decentralization or flexibility.
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What is the first form of bureaucracy?

N/A, as it is a noun.
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What is a stressed syllable in bureaucracy?

The second syllable, "reau."
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Sep 25, 2023

What part of speech is bureaucracy?

Noun.
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What is another term for bureaucracy?

Administration.
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Sep 25, 2023

What is the third form of bureaucracy?

N/A, as it is a noun.
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Sep 25, 2023

Is bureaucracy an adverb?

No.
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Sep 25, 2023

Is bureaucracy a collective noun?

Yes.
Aimie Carlson
Sep 25, 2023

How do we divide bureaucracy into syllables?

Bu-reau-cra-cy.
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Sep 25, 2023

What is the second form of bureaucracy?

N/A, as it is a noun.
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Sep 25, 2023

Which article is used with bureaucracy?

"The" or "a" can be used.
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Sep 25, 2023

Is bureaucracy a noun or adjective?

Noun.
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Sep 25, 2023

Is bureaucracy a vowel or consonant?

Begins with a consonant ('B').
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Sep 25, 2023

How many syllables are in bureaucracy?

4 syllables.
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Sep 25, 2023

Which determiner is used with bureaucracy?

"The" and "this" are common.
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Sep 25, 2023

How is bureaucracy used in a sentence?

"The bureaucracy made it difficult to get approval for the new project."
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Sep 25, 2023
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