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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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Authorities 76% connected

of Authority

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Government 76% connected

The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the administration of laws; control; direction; regulation; as, civil, church, or family government.

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Organization 76% connected

The act of organizing; the act of arranging in a systematic way for use or action; as, the organization of an army, or of a deliberative body.

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Regime 76% connected

Mode or system of rule or management; character of government, or of the prevailing social system.

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Pentagon 76% connected

A plane figure having five angles, and, consequently, five sides; any figure having five angles.

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