- (n.) A system of carrying on the business of government by means of departments or bureaus, each under the control of a chief, in contradiction to a system in which the officers of government have an associated authority and responsibility; also, government conducted on this system.
- (n.) Government officials, collectively.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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