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papyrocracy

papyrocracy noun: synonym of bureaucracy: rule by excessive paperwork or regulation.

Noun

papyrocracy (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon) Synonym of bureaucracy: rule by excessive paperwork or regulation.
    • That Government, however, had a "vow in heaven" against sparing one drop of blood which the tribunals had once devoted to the altars of the Papyrocracy.1848, “Hanging, Past and Present”, in Edinburgh Magazine, number 10, Tate, page 238
    Synonyms:
    bureaucracy

Synonyms of papyrocracy

Origin of papyrocracy

From papyro- (“papyrus, paper”) + -cracy (“rule by”).

Questions about papyrocracy

What does papyrocracy mean?
Papyrocracy means synonym of bureaucracy: rule by excessive paperwork or regulation.
What part of speech is papyrocracy?
Papyrocracy is a noun.

Words near papyrocracy in the dictionary

  1. papyriform
  2. papyrine
  3. papyritious
  4. papyro-
  5. papyrocentric
  6. papyrocracy
  7. papyrograph
  8. papyrographed
  9. papyrographer
  10. papyrographers
  11. papyrographic

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