[ammāttayāthippatai = ammāttayāthipatai = amāttayāthippatai] (n, exp) EN: bureaucratic polity ; government by bureaucracy ; government by civil servants
n. [ Bureau + Gr. &unr_; to be strong, to govern, &unr_; strength: cf. F. bureaucratie. ] 1. A system of carrying on the business of government by means of departments or bureaus, each under the control of a chief, in contradiction to a system in which the officers of government have an associated authority and responsibility; also, government conducted on this system. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Government officials, collectively; -- used especially of nonelected government officials. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]