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Noun
Bureaucratic rules
The people elected to government or employed in the civil service
(
manufacturing
)
A set of procedures used to produce a product
The plans and methods used to achieve a particular short-term aim
A prescribed order for performing a ceremony
A long and complicated procedure that seems tiresome or pointless
A hindrance or obstruction in doing something
Behavior that is strictly proper, conventional or formal
A thing that is done to comply with rules or regulations
The manner in which an organization or activity is managed or directed
Adjective
Relating to a system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives
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Noun
▲
Bureaucratic rules
bureaucracy
formalities
official procedure
paperwork
procedures
regulations
rules
rules and regulations
administrativia
administrivia
authority
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rules of conduct
decorum
code of behavior
US
customs
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code of conduct
code of behaviour
UK
procedure
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conventions
accepted behaviour
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establishment
ministry
system
officials
directorate
regimen
Big Brother
state
council
executive
powers-that-be
ruling class
prevailing political order
status quo
prevailing social order
corridors of power
parliament
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established order
old guard
suits
group
agency
police
board
people in charge
government department
corporation
men in suits
the state
the established order
the ruling classes
rule
jurisdiction
leadership
cabinet
governance
incumbency
ministries
empire
top brass
governing body
organisation
UK
system of government
beadledom
civil service
organization
US
more ❯
“Businesses say the advantages of trading with Europe have to be weighed against the increased cost of
red tape
.”
Noun
▲
The people elected to government or employed in the civil service
the powers that be
authorities
people in charge
administration
administrative system
bureaucracy
establishment
government
men in suits
officialdom
men in grey suits
officials
management
agency
suits
police
system
board
group
corporation
the Establishment
the system
the state
authority
Big Brother
government department
powers that be
Noun
▲
(
manufacturing
)
A set of procedures used to produce a product
process
procedure
measures
method
mechanism
operation
steps
system
technique
activity
approach
methodology
plan
stages
action
blueprint
course of action
design
drill
practice
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routine
rules
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formula
modus operandi
scheme
strategy
style
tactics
theory
formation
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instrumentation
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project
recipe
transaction
treatment
vein
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touch
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UK
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tactic
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angle
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UK
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nuts and bolts
road map
grand design
the book
MO
undertaking
machination
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contrivance
avenue
option
ploy
choice
ruse
praxis
behaviour
UK
possibility
alternative
enterprise
behavior
US
manoeuvring
UK
maneuvering
US
racket
attack
agendum
series of steps
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framework
regularity
set of tactics
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how
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fixed order
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standard operating procedure
logical order
set of channels
frame of reference
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systematic process
set of guidelines
logical process
the numbers
SOP
code
schedule
guidelines
plans
road
medium
modality
rubric
schema
intentions
position
stance
tenor
wrinkle
how-to
notions
guideline
order
guiding principle
dogma
proposed action
administration
management
ways and means
agency
vehicle
instrument
agent
channel
expedient
ministry
machinery
instrumentality
organ
workings
organization
US
direction
organisation
UK
apparatus
intermediary
auspices
factor
paraphernalia
aid
gimmick
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rule
power
stepping-stone
procedures
tool
device
methods
plan of attack
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structure
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systems
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practises
UK
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state
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quality
mechanics
modus vivendi
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genre
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wise
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type
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sort
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rule of thumb
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mode of operation
method of functioning
way of doing things
ins and outs
nitty-gritty
subroutine
diet
set of rules
menu
course of therapy
sub
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Noun
▲
The plans and methods used to achieve a particular short-term aim
tactics
campaigning
generalship
manoeuvres
UK
strategy
approach
campaign
channels
course
defence
UK
defense
US
device
devices
diplomacy
disposition
fashion
form
how
line
maneuver
US
manoeuvring
UK
maneuvering
US
maneuvers
US
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UK
means
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methodology
move
plan
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ploy
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stratagem
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way
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methods
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machinations
practice
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ways
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programmes
UK
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US
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UK
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master plan
media
agency
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project
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sleights
ideas
rackets
instruments
setup
cons
roads
plot
plan of action
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ground plan
contrivance
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lurks
proceedings
flimflams
avenues
juggles
angle
direction
custom
enterprises
operations
ruse
manoeuvrings
UK
deception
maneuverings
US
wangles
machination
wile
theory
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rules
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route
scenarios
ventures
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road map
agents
proposals
vehicles
deceits
road maps
hoaxes
measure
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pattern
craft
scam
conspiracy
nuts and bolts
shams
brainchildren
racket
venture
MO
enterprise
conduct
layout
intention
organisation
UK
organization
US
vein
practises
UK
instrumentation
customs
recourse
act
apparatuses
patterns
cheats
instrumentalities
resorts
aid
ministries
sleight of hand
stopgaps
rorts
modi
secret plan
grifts
tenors
hows
twists
booby traps
blinds
refuge
layouts
curveballs
tools
conspiracies
fraud
expediency
thought
submission
animus
purpose
projection
idea
proposal
regularity
variation
modality
art
expedient
deals
agendas
wrinkles
undertakings
how-tos
regimens
gimmick
procedures
treatment
practices
US
dodge
science
path
schedule
guidelines
usage
drill
road
gambit
shenanigan
cabal
agenda
behaviour
UK
activity
mores
transaction
tenor
brainchild
knowledge
proposed action
behavior
US
grand design
set of tactics
ways and means
switches
smokescreens
paraphernalia
the book
stepping-stones
buncos
manipulation
order
machinery
possibilities
covin
substitutes
touch
equipment
shuffles
impostures
con tricks
invention
demarches
deeds
capers
alternatives
makeshifts
intermediaries
options
finesse
power
organs
flankers
swindles
pretexts
motion
resources
loopholes
factors
outlines
sets
schedules
stories
attacks
frames of reference
frameworks
cabals
struggles
rubrics
schemata
stages
outline
option
alternative
prescription
development
models
points of view
appliances
contraptions
techniques
set
organizing system
jokes
pranks
formation
draft
US
draught
UK
fixes
subversion
application
manifestos
scenes
bits
one-upmanships
gamesmanship
evasion
masquerades
bluff
ways in
springboards
stepping stones
technics
capacity
praxes
exercises
drills
choice
tactical plan
working plan
strategic plan
attack
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instructions
directions
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receipt
framework
code
innovation
coinage
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concoction
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slants
positions
stances
principles
medium
tone
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schema
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rubric
source of
compound
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promotion
jests
fun
sport
counterfeits
concern
fixtures
shticks
fakes
secret
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sleight
flimflam
juggle
knack
jig
attitude
guise
demeanor
US
intentions
position
stance
set of procedures
set of principles
fixed order
red herrings
wrinkle
how-to
sham
con
fastie
schlenter
fetch
tendency
phraseology
locution
demeanour
UK
logical order
logical process
frame of reference
systematic process
orderly process
set of guidelines
set of channels
notions
guideline
wheeze
artfulness
trickery
stings
duplicity
confidence tricks
slyness
shiftings
rigs
movement
pretense
US
cunning
guile
savvy
schlenters
gyps
progress
lies
craftiness
attempts
pretence
UK
chicanery
efforts
hustle
put-up job
frame-up
likely cause of
control panels
instrument panels
dashboards
consoles
management
guiding principle
dogma
administration
routines
disciplines
crafty designs
set-up
cunning plan
artistries
skills
wisdoms
solutions
etiquette
ritual
methods and means
methods and resources
use
convention
discipline
ceremony
rule
habit
formality
wont
wisdom
skill
artistry
body of knowledge
tradition
step
observance
decorum
decency
solemnity
ceremonial
rite
social practice
propriety
proprieties
exercise
praxis
agendum
series of steps
performance
canon
convenance
law
regulation
precept
ropes
right practice
set formula
do's and don'ts
by the numbers
by the book
kawa
tikanga
done thing
standard operating procedure
the numbers
SOP
traps
canards
deal
initiative
treatments
big pictures
roadmaps
dispositions
action plans
undertaking
scenario
big picture
roadmap
action plan
workings
avenue
groove
institution
deed
effort
implementation
task
ordinance
habitude
exploit
rote
work
channel
vehicle
service
practise
affair
endeavour
UK
grind
endeavor
US
engagement
pursuit
mechanics
regime
lockstep
assignment
liturgy
control
celebration
second nature
heritage
office
norm
sequence
instrument
coordination
matter of course
characteristic
execution
job
sacrament
consuetude
rut
worship
normality
adventure
beaten path
normalcy
structure
daily grind
mission
mystery
instruction
regulations
Sacrament
ministry
series
order of things
agent
organ
instrumentality
thing
formal procedure
precedent
addiction
principle
treadmill
way of doing things
hang-up
function
laws
business
condition
preparation
communion
model
specification
diet
charge
handiwork
happening
solution
apparatus
démarche
type
propensity
delivery
proneness
character
code of practice
logistics
mode of operation
carrying out
conventionalism
attempt
course of therapy
modus vivendi
usual procedure
shot
into
series of measures
nitty-gritty
occasion
rule of order
phenomenon
notion
happenings
festival
barometer
benchmark
tenet
fact
concept
possibility
yardstick
cycle
idiosyncrasy
influence
trait
personality
nature
dictate
prescript
springboard
list
itinerary
example
standing order
standard
par
moeurs
usefulness
utility
feat
curriculum
technic
attribute
mannerism
map
acceptance
currency
mode of conduct
mode of behaviour
shifting
engine
temperament
oddity
peculiarity
swim
enactment
gesture
stepping stone
mind-set
point of view
stopgap
resort
makeshift
operating procedure
solemnities
commemoration
show
aptness
usance
working
feats
exploits
social convention
parade
realization
US
preliminary design
machine
cogs
mechanisms
formal courtesy
gestures
enactments
means of access
way in
authority
go-down
stroke
doing
rendering
realisation
UK
legal action
accouterment
motor
technicalities
government
state
pathway
quality
proclivity
penchant
M.O.
genre
posture
wise
sort
book
kind
jurisdiction
strokes
dictates
bent
parameters
spec
outlet
vent
release
expedition
quest
exploration
governance
customariness
vogue
mould
UK
folkways
shibboleth
intermediary
auspices
stepping-stone
factor
responsibility
commission
experiment
trial
essay
try
outfit
shop
duty
striving
hazard
hassle
business plan
interface
conditions
details
provisions
requirements
pipeline
platform
mold
US
observation
blows
doings
ins and outs
method of functioning
method of operation
manner of working
rule of thumb
method of operating
stipulations
constitution
kaupapa
established way
unwritten rule
unwritten law
sacred cow
what one is into
maxim
API
detail
post
dealings
deployment
brief
way of harnessing
safety valve
means of release
mode of expression
release mechanism
means of expression
routine job
circuit
boring routine
pace
circle
dead end
assembly line
same old round
humdrum existence
round
humdrum
conventionality
event
charter
preparations
punctilio
menu
decalogue
bureaucracy
provision
paperwork
jurisprudence
officialism
requirement
academism
scheduling
organizing
US
preparing
formal gesture
official procedure
ordering
codex
groundwork
devising
outlining
designing
drafting
structuring
prearrangement
matter of form
succession
grouping
cultus
classification
array
routine practice
body of law
organising
UK
working out
line-up
codification
categorization
normal procedure
placement
progression
systematization
US
distribution
disposal
composition
adjustment
aligning
standardization
US
systematisation
UK
computation
standardisation
UK
establishment
procession
chain
assortment
lineup
more ❯
Noun
▲
A prescribed order for performing a ceremony
ritual
ceremony
rite
observance
custom
ceremonial
form
formality
practice
service
sacrament
tradition
liturgy
celebration
worship
solemnity
convention
usage
institution
habit
office
routine
ordinance
procedure
act
communion
mystery
order
performance
Sacrament
protocol
lockstep
tikanga
cultus
prescription
schedule
formal procedure
mass
praxis
function
church service
religious ceremony
pomp
occasion
festival
rituality
pageantry
commemoration
propriety
show
decorum
solemnities
services
formula
parade
formulation
proceedings
formal courtesy
baptism
confirmation
matrimony
marriage
vow
confession
oath
rubric
formalities
rigmarole
ado
business
holy orders
palaver
festivity
form of worship
folklore
lore
legend
wont
rule
legendry
belief
way
principle
myth
doctrine
culture
birthright
fable
mores
ethics
customs
mythology
ethic
wisdom
mythos
established practice
more ❯
Noun
▲
A long and complicated procedure that seems tiresome or pointless
paraphernalia
bother
procedure
rigmarole
carry-on
fuss
hassle
nonsense
performance
to-do
palaver
pantomime
trappings
trouble
ado
kerfuffle
ballyhoo
hullabaloo
hoopla
folderol
commotion
pother
ritual
carrying-on
hoo-ha
fuss and bother
tedious business
bobsy-die
lengthy process
song and dance
uproar
stir
rumpus
excitement
drama
hurly-burly
business
furore
UK
disturbance
scene
hubbub
tamasha
turmoil
ruckus
pandemonium
row
ruction
bustle
furor
US
clatter
bluster
storm
whirl
blather
moil
welter
bobbery
shindy
foofaraw
williwaw
squall
hurly
clutter
splore
corroboree
agitation
brouhaha
coil
hurricane
hurry
do
zoo
upset
activity
helter-skelter
fuss and feathers
alarums and excursions
hurry-scurry
hoo-hah
hurry-skurry
hubble-bubble
hysterics
histrionics
unrest
noise
nuisance
jiggery-pokery
monkey business
controversy
broil
wingding
storm in a teacup
kick-up
tempest in a teapot
hue and cry
much ado about nothing
farce
joke
tumult
stew
fun
confusion
flurry
flap
tizzy
tizz
more ❯
Noun
▲
A hindrance or obstruction in doing something
impediment
bar
obstacle
block
obstruction
barrier
hindrance
check
encumbrance
handicap
curb
deterrent
difficulty
snag
drawback
restraint
restriction
brake
catch
hitch
limitation
setback
stumbling block
baulk
UK
balk
US
chain
clog
cramp
crimp
drag
embarrassment
fetter
hazard
hiccup
holdback
hurdle
inhibition
interference
issue
let
manacle
problem
shackles
stop
trammel
catch-22
cumber
facer
barricade
blockage
bottleneck
burden
defect
delay
detriment
disablement
disadvantage
disorder
fault
flaw
holdup
impairment
load
millstone
prohibition
retardation
retardment
rub
shackle
stoppage
stricture
tie
wall
weakness
dead weight
road block
millstone around your neck
spanner in the works
monkey wrench in the works
fly in the ointment
complication
constraint
pitfall
damper
discouragement
inconvenience
prevention
trouble
rein
disbenefit
downside
minus
shortcoming
impedance
glitch
hampering
interruption
hamper
disincentive
determent
liability
control
nuisance
circumscription
straitjacket
negative
albatross
bridle
ball and chain
imperfection
weak spot
joker
weak point
preventive
limit
sticking point
uphill
dissuasion
headache
deterrence
thwarting
blocking
monkey wrench
deficiency
blockade
baggage
embargo
debit
strike
incommodity
condition
blow
dilemma
mishap
suppression
hang-up
hold-up
defeat
booby trap
forestalling
safeguard
congestion
checking
curtailment
defence
UK
gotcha
occlusion
cumbrance
defense
US
predicament
gimmick
arrest
interception
preventative
hangup
halt
downfall
reversal
pickle
hardship
disappointment
misfortune
hassle
rebuff
fence
land mine
whammy
ban
con
protection
opposition
clampdown
fetters
failing
interdict
avoidance
lock
inhibitor
cross to bear
foiling
security
ill
retardant
impasse
bug
curbing
baulking
UK
stopping
gridlock
excess baggage
lack
stifling
quashing
traverse
reverse
disability
preclusion
failure
frustration
caution
precautionary measure
choking
cross
puzzler
deal-breaker
circumvention
upset
confinement
prob
remedy
precaution
jam-up
quandary
wet blanket
balking
US
obviation
break
forestallment
collapse
clot
knock
blank wall
adversity
tight spot
foundering
preventive measure
protective measure
stone in one's path
disturbance
deterence
bummer
body blow
thorn in one's side
lack of success
one in the eye
piece of bad luck
bit of trouble
reversal of fortune
kick in the teeth
knock-back
bond
bonds
bone of contention
barring
deadweight
hobble
slowing
consequence
handicapping
misery
woe
disgrace
yoke
chains
complaint
deadlock
stumbling stone
leash
small difficulty
psychological baggage
millstone round someone's neck
harm
railing
bump
defensive measures
intimidation
albatross around one's neck
demerit
roadblock
buttress
snafu
pale
weary load
penalty
tangle
bad
obligation
commitment
proscription
saddle
debt
guilt
duty
jam
privation
affliction
chill
put down
damp
tribulation
afterdeal
bridling
repression
restrainer
snarl
knot
negative aspect
depressant
cloud
scrape
deterring factor
flip side
moratorium
veto
boycott
pinch
spot
shackling
fettering
holding back
cramping
smothering
kink
mountain to climb
bind
warning
other side of the coin
sabotage
intervention
aggravation
jinx
harness
interdiction
gloom
pall
halting
entanglement
factor
web
development
unseen problem
the rub
can of worms
disputed point
detention
constrainment
captivity
constriction
foot dragging
depression
Achilles heel
trap
monkey on back
rahui
sublimation
point at issue
ceiling
bad news
disaster area
trick
cinchers
anchor
binders
stopping up
hold
millstone round one's neck
snare
evil
conundrum
ploy
puzzle
dodge
wile
cold water
gate
retarding device
rail
putting an end to
putting an stop to
nipping in the bud
lapse
order
weight
reduction
demarcation
regression
slowdown
backset
comedown
regress
bath
foil
bottom
joker in the pack
hedge
blunder
compression
contraction
astringency
boundary
tightening
squeezing
binding
shrinking
slip
spoiling
palladium
fail-safe
protective
shield
reverse of fortune
double whammy
drawing board
flip-flop
whole new ballgame
unfortunate development
about-face
grievance
bother
inefficacy
error
neutralizer
prophylactic
miscalculation
mistake
mischance
bafflement
mix-up
hot potato
thorn in the flesh
mess
vexed question
question mark
vexation
gremlin
source of difficulty
worry
hornets' nest
source of trouble
muddle
dispute
plight
difficult situation
countering
scotching
derailment
dashing
crushing
jump
stretch
bitter pill
crippling
hindering
snookering
baffling
stroke of bad luck
nonfulfillment
scuppering
nonfulfilment
contravention
unfulfillment
nonsuccess
anticipatory measure
non-success
malfunction
crash
shutdown
disintegration
disruption
wreck
crackup
ruination
crumbling
ruin
crumpling
breakdown
cropper
cessation
falling apart
fizzling out
falling down
seizing up
conking out
falling to pieces
falling through
pain
annoyance
trial
exasperation
botheration
bugbear
distress
fuss
concern
hot water
unwieldiness
troublesomeness
awkwardness
untimeliness
unsuitableness
uneasiness
unfitness
stew
discomfort
cumbersomeness
perplexity
grief
pest
worriment
incommodiousness
bothersomeness
unhandiness
struggle
irritant
peeve
irk
ruffle
thorn
aggro
anxiety
stress
nark
bore
task
hair shirt
pain in the bum
pain in the rear
pain in the backside
source of irritation
source of annoyance
pain in the neck
fair cow
strain
preemption
wait
remonstrance
expostulation
persuasion
deep trouble
dire straits
danger
torment
detainment
case
holding pattern
bane
quagmire
challenge
matter
to-do
problems
question
irritation
traffic jam
disquiet
habit
count
squeeze
doubt
crunch
disagreement
onus
unease
agitation
issues
maximum
box
teething trouble
strife
unpleasantness
cap
turmoil
responsibility
charge
mental weight
blame
punishment
unwanted responsibility
accountability
threshold
row
sorrow
bound
regulation
bounds
extent
containment
border
perimeter
tops
line of demarcation
cutoff point
margin
confine
cut-off point
curfew
upper limit
line
plague
blister
inopportuneness
uphill battle
source of disruption
bane of one's life
source of vexation
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Noun
▲
Behavior that is strictly proper, conventional or formal
formality
decorum
ceremoniousness
conventionality
etiquette
primness
protocol
punctiliousness
ceremony
propriety
correctness
courtliness
politesse
stateliness
conventionalism
formalism
ritual
solemnity
mummery
punctilio
smartness
p's and q's
staidness
stuffiness
strictness
stiffness
aloofness
starch
stiff bearing
standoffishness
pomposity
prudery
formalness
courteousness
nicety
ceremonial
pomp
conformity
politeness
form
preciseness
formal courtesy
more ❯
Noun
▲
A thing that is done to comply with rules or regulations
formality
convention
procedure
protocol
rule
rubric
regulation
conventionality
convenance
punctilio
bureaucracy
routine
paperwork
academism
officialism
requirement
formal gesture
official procedure
matter of form
routine practice
normal procedure
Noun
▲
The manner in which an organization or activity is managed or directed
conduct
direction
management
running
administration
control
handling
supervision
guidance
regulation
leadership
organisation
UK
organization
US
controlling
managing
care
charge
coordination
governance
government
intendance
masterminding
operation
orchestration
overseeing
oversight
presidency
stewardship
superintendence
superintendency
prosecution
plan
policy
regimen
rule
strategy
tactics
execution
manipulation
transaction
treatment
wielding
carrying out
command
surveillance
headship
governing
conducting
inspection
maintenance
auspices
performance
directing
regulating
supervising
commanding
custody
administering
keeping
orchestrating
settlement
guardianship
protection
ruling
tutelage
aegis
law
dominion
polity
bureaucracy
domination
power
influence
patronage
politics
regimentation
political practice
approach
instruction
regiment
negotiation
settling
guard
check
keep
authority
enactment
conclusion
clinching
sovereignty
leading
guiding
statecraft
sway
steering
agreement
accomplishment
discharge
wardship
predominance
regency
ward
policing
monitoring
working out
hammering out
the feds
Uncle Sam
ministration
trust
executive
empire
ministry
powers-that-be
predominanc
safekeeping
moderation
reorganisation
UK
systematisation
UK
standardisation
UK
organizing
US
organising
UK
thrashing out
ordering
classification
standardization
US
reorganization
US
codification
systematization
US
responsibility for
ascendancy
supremacy
reign
jurisdiction
dominance
mastery
superiority
upper hand
regime
preeminence
hegemony
whip hand
ascendance
ascendency
establishment
officialdom
prepotence
grip
primacy
hold
paramountcy
reins
prepotency
might
sovranty
ascendence
authorities
mana
imperium
predominancy
death grip
clutch
powers that be
dictatorship
preponderancy
officials
eminence
arm
edge
system
prepollency
distinction
pre-eminence
transcendence
system of government
clout
the Establishment
the system
prerogative
preponderance
prestigiousness
right
noteworthiness
city hall
say-so
Big Brother
people in charge
tyranny
directorate
tenure
grasp
predomination
junta
civil service
men in suits
dynasty
subjection
despotism
leverage
generalship
regulatory commission
authorization
US
weight
protectorship
authorisation
UK
force
licence
commission
strength
license
strings
corridors of power
safe keeping
might and main
house
oppression
suppression
triumph
victory
directorship
captaincy
premiership
governorship
administrative system
puissance
rulership
coercion
trusteeship
conquest
regnancy
containment
subjugation
intimidation
repression
strong influence
raj
hands
lap
incumbency
comanagement
codirection
coadministration
subordination
initiative
warrant
era
conveyance
conduction
foresight
capacity
pecking order
permit
word
pwnage
ownage
men in grey suits
the powers that be
office
pilotage
skill
time in power
what it takes
period of influence
duty
pull
statesmanship
diplomacy
police
agency
board
suits
group
old guard
prevailing political order
established order
ruling class
status quo
prevailing social order
privilege
procedures
rules
official procedure
formalities
paperwork
regulations
jump
hand
teeth
drag
ability
muscle
corporation
strong arm
leg up
ministries
military government
the state
rules and regulations
beadledom
say
area
field
range
military rule
martial law
government department
province
district
scope
bounds
circuit
zone
paper shuffling
bureaucratic paperwork
proper channels
official procedures
official forms
administrativia
administrivia
officialism
orbit
sphere
compass
extent
state
turf
limits
judicature
arbitration
confines
reach
precinct
bailiwick
discretion
magistracy
slot
inquisition
purview
extent of power
oyer and terminer
stomping grounds
advantage
lordship
suzerainty
overlordship
seniority
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Relating to a system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives
bureaucratic
administrative
governmental
official
political
red-tape
ministerial
procedural
civic
constitutional
state
organisational
UK
organizational
US
civil service
executive
managerial
legislative
supervisory
regulatory
ruling
departmental
authoritative
policy-making
directorial
controlling
directing
commanding
superintending
directive
governing
presiding
supervising
deciding
decisive
regulative
jurisdictional
central
in control
in charge
parliamentary
gubernatorial
management
superintendent
overseeing
sovereign
legal
magisterial
presidential
lawmaking
guiding
conducting
managing
professional
decision-making
white-collar
operational
strategic
prepared
government
imperial
diplomatic
ex officio
ex cathedra
public
logistical
electoral
local government
politic
doctrinal
civil
ethical
economical
party political
clerical
secretarial
policymaking
monitoring
structural
logistic
office
supreme
dominant
regulating
salaried
ascendant
law-making
dominating
nonmanual
influential
absolute
non-manual
ordering
mastering
restraining
determining
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