verb
- to organize or manage according to the principles and procedures of a bureaucracy; to make bureaucratic in character or operation
- to subject to excessive bureaucratic procedures or red tape
Usage: British spelling; American equivalent is 'bureaucratize'; transitive verb
Usage: often used critically or pejoratively
Examples
- The government decided to bureaucratise the healthcare system by introducing standardized forms and approval processes.
- Critics argue that new regulations will only bureaucratise small businesses and slow down innovation.
- The company attempted to bureaucratise its operations to ensure consistency across all departments.
- Over time, the once-flexible organization became increasingly bureaucratised.
- They feared that centralizing decision-making would bureaucratise the entire institution.
- The proposal to bureaucratise the hiring process met with resistance from department heads.