"A bureaucracy (/bju\u02D0\u02C8r\u0252kr\u0259si/) is \"a body of non-elective government officials\" and/or \"an administrative policy-making group\". Historically, bureaucracy was government administration managed by departments staffed with nonelected officials. Today, bureaucracy is the administrative system governing any large institution.Since being coined, the word \"bureaucracy\" has developed negative connotations. Bureaucracies have been criticized as being too complex, inefficient, or too inflexible."@en .