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bureaucratization

bureaucratization noun: the formation of, or the conversion of something into, a bureaucracy.

Noun

bureaucratization (countable and uncountable, plural bureaucratizations)

  1. The formation of, or the conversion of something into, a bureaucracy.
    • The concern of Kosmetatos was not how affected individuals would manage to organize their lives taking the effects of Daltonism as given; rather, using the specific case of Daltonism, he suggested the bureaucratization and surveillance of humans by recording their health condition over long periods.2013, Sevasti Trubeta, Physical Anthropology, Race and Eugenics in Greece (1880s–1970s), page 109

Forms of bureaucratization

pluralbureaucratizations
alternative formbureaucratisation

Origin of bureaucratization

From bureaucrat + -ization or bureaucratize + -ation.

Words formed from bureaucratization

Questions about bureaucratization

What does bureaucratization mean?
Bureaucratization means the formation of, or the conversion of something into, a bureaucracy.
What part of speech is bureaucratization?
Bureaucratization is a noun.
What is the plural of bureaucratization?
The plural of bureaucratization is bureaucratizations.

Words near bureaucratization in the dictionary

  1. bureaucratisms
  2. bureaucratist
  3. bureaucratistic
  4. bureaucratists
  5. bureaucratitis
  6. bureaucratization
  7. bureaucratizations
  8. bureaucratize
  9. bureaucratized
  10. bureaucratizes
  11. bureaucratizing

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