What did bureaucracy originally mean?

What did bureaucracy originally mean? Bureaucracy was borrowed from the French bureaucratie, which itself was formed by combining bureau (“desk”) and -cratie (a suffix denoting a kind of government). From its earliest appearances, bureaucracy has carried a distinctly negative connotation. What did the term bureaucracy originally mean? The term “bureaucracy” originated in the French language: … Continue reading What did bureaucracy originally mean?