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Bureaucratic vs Paperbound - What's the difference?

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Bureaucratic is a synonym of paperbound.


As adjectives the difference between bureaucratic and paperbound

is that bureaucratic is of or pertaining to bureaucracy or the actions of bureaucrats while paperbound is (not comparable|of a book) having flexible covers; paperback; softcovered.

bureaucratic

English

Adjective

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

    * administrative

    paperbound

    English

    Alternative forms

    * paper-bound

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (not comparable, of a book) Having flexible covers; paperback; softcovered.
  • * 1935 , " Inflation Letters," Time , 4 Mar.:
    • Last week in collaboration with his longtime associate, Frederick Shelton, Editor Kiplinger published a paperbound booklet called Inflation Ahead!—What to do about it .
  • (comparable) Involving or burdened by excessive administrative requirements, especially in the form of paperwork.
  • * 1995 , Bronwyn Fryer, " More Than Just A Pretty (Inter)Face," InformationWeek , 16 Oct. (retrieved 14 Apr. 2009):
    • The company has turned to In Touch to automate what had been a paperbound process.
  • * 2009 , John Eligon, " State Law to Cap Public Defenders’ Caseloads, but Only in the City," New York Times , 6 Apr. (retrieved 14 Apr. 2009):
    • “We need to bring this paperbound system into the 21st century,” he said.

    Synonyms

    * (burdened by excessive administration or paperwork) bureaucratic