Ossified bureaucracy Synonyms

Definitions for Ossified


  • (adjective) sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
  • (adjective) set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs

Definitions for Bureaucracy


  • (noun) a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials
  • (noun) nonelective government officials
  • (noun) any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape