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bureaucracy meaning in Urdu

دَفْتَر شاہی daftar śāhī

/bjʊəˈɹɒk.ɹə.si/US/bjʊˈɹɑ.kɹə.si/

bureaucracy in Urdu: دَفْتَر شاہی (daftar śāhī), نَوکَر شاہی (naukar śāhī), اَفْسَر شاہی (afsar śāhī). In English, bureaucracy means government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.

Urdu words for bureaucracy

system of administration
دَفْتَر شاہی daftar śāhī, نَوکَر شاہی naukar śāhī, اَفْسَر شاہی afsar śāhī

English meaning of bureaucracy

  1. noun Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
  2. noun 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.
  3. noun The body of officers and administrators, especially of a government.
  4. noun Excessive red tape and routine in any administration, body or behaviour.

Full definition of bureaucracy

bureaucracy in a sentence

  • At that time the administration replaced the system of patronage in the civil service with a bureaucracy.
  • The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy. (apocryphal quip)
  • The head of the civil service promised to clamp down on bureaucracy.

Synonyms of bureaucracy

bureaucracy in other languages

Questions about bureaucracy in Urdu

What is the meaning of bureaucracy in Urdu?
Bureaucracy in Urdu is دَفْتَر شاہی (daftar śāhī), نَوکَر شاہی (naukar śāhī), اَفْسَر شاہی (afsar śāhī).
bureaucracy کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Bureaucracy: دَفْتَر شاہی (daftar śāhī), نَوکَر شاہی (naukar śāhī), اَفْسَر شاہی (afsar śāhī).
What does bureaucracy mean in English?
Bureaucracy means government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.

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