Spelling bureaucrat

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Bureaucrat – the noun can mean:

• official usually employed by a government or public body (especially one determined to stick as closely as possible to set procedures)

Bureaucracy – the noun can mean:

• over-complicated administrative procedures
• government dominated by state officials

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