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WordBand 7.5–8.5Toofey picks
bureaucracy
/bjʊəˈrɒkrəsi/
noun
A system of official rules and paperwork that can slow things down.
- “Starting a small business involves a lot of bureaucracy.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))