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Bureaucracy
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[n] a system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representative
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Bureaucrat
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[n] an official in a government department, in particular one perceived as being concerned with procedural correctness at the expense of people's needs
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Link - BBC news
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/americas/04/us_election/govt_system/html/congress.stm
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Sovereign
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[adj](of a nation or its affairs) acting or done independently and without outside interference;
possessing supreme or ultimate power [n] a supreme ruler, especially a monarch |
