Word: bureaucracy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bu
reauc
ra
cy
Definition: A system of administration based upon organisation into bureaus, division of labour, a hierarchy of authority, etc., designed to dispose of a large body of work in a routine manner.
Morphemes:
Affix: bureau
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An administrative unit of government; office.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: burel
Language: fro
Decoded: burel
Meaning: woolen cloth
Affix: -cracy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: rule
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κρᾰ́τος
Language: grc
Decoded: kratos
Meaning: strength, power
Affix: -ῐ́ᾱ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to stems of adjectives, rarely to the stems of verbs, and even more rarely to the stems of nouns, to form feminine abstract nouns