Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bureaucratic inertia

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: bu-reau-crat-ic in-er-tia
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tendency of bureaucratic organizations to perpetuate their established procedures, even if they are counterproductive or diametrically opposed to their set goals.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

bureaucratic inertias (plural)

Questions

What does bureaucratic inertia mean?: The tendency of bureaucratic organizations to perpetuate their established procedures, even if they are counterproductive or diametrically opposed to their set goals.

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