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What is the difference between bureaucratic and apparatus?

bureaucratic | apparatus |

As a adjective bureaucratic

is of or pertaining to bureaucracy or the actions of bureaucrats.

As a noun apparatus is

the entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.

bureaucratic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to bureaucracy or the actions of bureaucrats.
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    • See also

    * administrative

    apparatus

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
  • A complex machine or instrument.
  • An assortment of tools or instruments.
  • A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage.
  • (firefighting) A vehicle used for emergency response.

    • Usage notes

    * Is occasionally used as an invariant plural: *: Look at all of those apparatus .

    Synonyms

    * (entirety of means) setup, mechanism, dynamic * (complex machine) instrument, machinery, device * (assortment of tools) tools, gear, equipment * (political patronage organization) machine

    Related terms

    * apparat