noun
Refers to the system of government or management by many officials, often with a negative connotation of excessive rules and red tape.
ビューロクラシーのせいで手続きが遅れている。
The procedures are delayed because of bureaucracy.
官僚制 is the native Japanese term for bureaucracy, often used in formal or academic contexts, while ビューロクラシー is a direct loanword that can sound more modern or critical.
Loanword from English 'bureaucracy', ultimately from French 'bureaucratie'.