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authority(noun, organization, government, over, authorities)
3
bureaucracy(noun, organization, government, paperwork, formalities)
3
officialdom(noun, organization, government, ministry, paperwork)
2
authorities
2
directorate(noun, organization, government, ministry)
2
eminence grise
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establishment(noun, organization, authority, government, ministry)
2
ruling class(noun, capital, spec)
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ruling classes(expression, authority, authorities)
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them(noun, authority, authorities)
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top brass
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access
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administration(noun, organization, government)
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bad influence
1
beadledom(noun, organization, government, ministry)
1
big wheel
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bureaucratic rules
1
city hall(expression, organization, authority, government, ministry)
1
civil service(noun, expression, organization, government, ministry)
1
class structure(noun, capital, spec)
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