/ Dictionary / Index B bureaucratic: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bu•reau•crat•ic Pronunciation: (byoor"u-krat'ik), [key] — adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: bureaucratic (Thesaurus) bureaucratese bureaucratize Related Content Daily Word Quiz: paradox Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language