6
bureaucracy(noun, organization, government, paperwork, formalities)
5
government officials(noun, expression, idiom)
4
administration(noun, organization, government)
3
authorities
3
officialism(noun, paperwork, formalities, bureaucracy)
3
powers that be(noun, expression, idiom, organization, government)
3
red tape(noun, expression, idiom, rules)
2
authority
2
directorate(noun, organization, government, ministry)
2
establishment
2
government
2
official
2
top brass
1
beadledom(noun, organization, government, ministry)
1
bureaucratic
1
bureaucratic rules
1
bureaucratism
1
bureaucrats
1
civil service(noun, expression, idiom, organization, government)
1
departmentalism
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