GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

die Bürokratie

bureaucracy; administrative apparatus

Die Bürokratie muss nachvollziehbare Verfahren gewährleisten, sollte aber zugleich verständlich erklären, weshalb bestimmte Nachweise überhaupt erforderlich sind.

The bureaucracy must ensure transparent procedures but should also explain clearly why particular evidence is needed at all.

red tape; excessive bureaucracy

Die zusätzliche Bürokratie bindet so viel Zeit, dass den Ehrenamtlichen für die eigentliche Unterstützung der Familien immer weniger Spielraum bleibt.

The extra red tape takes up so much time that volunteers have less and less scope for their actual work supporting families.

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