अधिकारीतंत्र
Hindi
Alternative forms
- अधिकारी-तंत्र (adhikārī-tantra), अधिकारी तंत्र (adhikārī tantra)
Etymology
Sanskritic formation from अधिकारी (adhikārī) + -तंत्र (-tantra).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ə.d̪ʱɪ.kɑː.ɾiː.t̪ən.t̪ɾᵊ/, [ɐ.d̪ʱɪ.käː.ɾiː.t̪ɐ̃n̪.t̪ɾᵊ]
Noun
अधिकारीतंत्र • (adhikārītantra) m
- (government) bureaucracy (a system of administration)
- Synonyms: अफ़सरशाही (afsarśāhī), नौकरशाही (naukarśāhī)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “अधिकारी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press