dark bureaucracy

language: en

definitions

  1. A system of administration or governance characterized by corruption, lack of transparency, secrecy, and self-serving processes that operate hidden from public scrutiny.
    en: A system of administration or governance characterized by corruption, lack of transparency, secrecy, and self-serving processes that operate hidden from public scrutiny.
  2. An administrative environment that feels surreal, incomprehensible, or overwhelmingly oppressive, often used in literary contexts to describe dystopian settings.
    en: An administrative environment that feels surreal, incomprehensible, or overwhelmingly oppressive, often used in literary contexts to describe dystopian settings.

examples

  1. The citizens struggled to navigate the dark bureaucracy of the regime to access basic services.

    The citizens struggled to navigate the dark bureaucracy of the regime to access basic services.

  2. The novel depicts a dark bureaucracy where rules change without notice, trapping the protagonist.

    The novel depicts a dark bureaucracy where rules change without notice, trapping the protagonist.