Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
The body of officers and administrators, especially of a government.
Excessive red tape and routine in any administration, body or behaviour.
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.
A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction.
Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy).
Belief in political freedom and equality; the "spirit of democracy".
A state with a democratic system of government.