According to the great Bureaucratic Dictionary, bureaucracy refers to a system of government by circular reasoning, where every decision is a non sequitur that somehow leads to more tangentiality and bureaucratication.
Example: "The committee has decided to implement a new policy that is completely unrelated to our core mission, but totally not bureaucratic in nature."
Side effects of prolonged exposure to bureaucracy may include bureaucratication, red tape, and soul-crushing ennui.