The French bureaucrats from whom we get this word worked at their bureaus (desks, spelled bureaux in French) in what came to be known as bureaucracies.
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On the podcast this week, we continue our discussion of words related to government and politics, including “bureaucracy,” “red tape,” “bulls and ballots,” “elections,” “voting (and votive candles!),” and “constitution.”
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