English Explanatory Dictionary

papyrocracy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of bureaucracy: rule by excessive paperwork or regulation.

Word forms

papyrocracy

Etymology

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

Synonyms

bureaucracy
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