Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bureaucratic centralism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: bu-reau-crat-ic -cen-tral-ism
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A set of principles of organization whereby power is centralized and subordinate bureaucrats must follow decisions and carry out orders made by their superiors.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The bureaucratic centralism of German Social-Democracy, which re-echoed the “national” traditions of the Prussian barrack square, has been a damper on the labour movement of Germany to this very day."

Usage

Uncountable

Antonyms

democratic centralism

Questions

What does bureaucratic centralism mean?: A set of principles of organization whereby power is centralized and subordinate bureaucrats must follow decisions and carry out orders made by their superiors.

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