byzantine bureaucracy
highly complicated bureaucracy
TRANSLATION
byzantine = sehr kompliziert
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
The politics of soccer had always been BYZANTINE. Indeed, after a brief involvement with FIFA* in the 1980s, former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger remarked that the experience had made him nostalgic for the Middle East!
Kissinger, Henry Alfred (1923- ) German-born American diplomat, National Security Advisor (1968-75), Secretary of State (1973-77), Nobel Prize recipient (Peace, 1972) - noted for his role in the cease-fire negotiations with ended the war in Vietnam (1972)
FIFA = Federation Intérnationalé de Football Association
Kissinger, Henry Alfred (1923- ) German-born American diplomat, National Security Advisor (1968-75), Secretary of State (1973-77), Nobel Prize recipient (Peace, 1972) - noted for his role in the cease-fire negotiations with ended the war in Vietnam (1972)
FIFA = Federation Intérnationalé de Football Association
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byzantine
Although the common historical meaning of 'byzantine' relates to the ancient city of Byzantium, or to the Byzantine Empire; we often use this word to describe a system which is highly complicated, intricate and involved - often with the purpose of keeping out outsiders.
Synonyms:
Byzantine, Rube Goldberg, abstruse, arduous, convoluted, difficult, difficult, elaborate, entangled, gordian, intricate, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, mega factor, mind blower, perplexing, problematic, puzzling, rat's nest, recondite, snake pit, sophisticated
Although the common historical meaning of 'byzantine' relates to the ancient city of Byzantium, or to the Byzantine Empire; we often use this word to describe a system which is highly complicated, intricate and involved - often with the purpose of keeping out outsiders.
Synonyms:
Byzantine, Rube Goldberg, abstruse, arduous, convoluted, difficult, difficult, elaborate, entangled, gordian, intricate, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, mega factor, mind blower, perplexing, problematic, puzzling, rat's nest, recondite, snake pit, sophisticated
