antibureaucratic
Opposing administrative excess
Antibureaucratic describes opposition to bureaucracy—its rigid procedures, excessive paperwork, and institutional slowness.
The term characterizes policies, movements, or attitudes that seek to reduce administrative complexity: The candidate ran on an antibureaucratic platform, promising to cut red tape.
It can also describe a person's temperament or working style: Her antibureaucratic approach meant decisions happened fast.
Removing governmental business restrictions
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- transparencyState of being see-through
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
restructuring · overhaul · governance · empowerment · autonomy · privatization · liberalization · devolution
Common people as political base
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- populistAdvocate for ordinary citizens
- anti-establishmentOpposing dominant institutions
- dissentDisagreement with authority
activism · frustration · pushback · skepticism · distrust · revolt · outsider · insurgent
Made smooth and efficient
- leanLacking fat; incline
- agileLimber and quick-moving
- nimbleQuick and light-moving
- expediteSpeed up a process
simplified · direct · responsive · swift · practical · functional · optimized · productive
deregulation
Removing governmental business restrictions
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- transparencyState of being see-through
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
modernization · restructuring · overhaul · governance · empowerment · autonomy · privatization · liberalization · devolution · simplification
grassroots
Common people as political base
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- populistAdvocate for ordinary citizens
- anti-establishmentOpposing dominant institutions
dissent · activism · frustration · pushback · skepticism · distrust · revolt · outsider · insurgent · maverick
streamlined
Made smooth and efficient
expedite · simplified · direct · responsive · swift · practical · functional · optimized · productive · uncomplicated
antibureaucraticbureaucratic
Excessively procedural
statist · pro-government · institutionalist · formalist · interventionist
antibureaucraticcentralist
Favors unified authority
interventionist · regulatory · administrative · managerial · corporatist
antibureaucratichierarchical
Organized by rank
centralized · top-down · rule-bound · procedural · formalized
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