bureaugamy

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) marriage (literal or metaphorical) to a bureaucracy
 * 2) * 1999, Publisher's Weekly review of The Decline of Males, March 29, 1999
 * The ancient mammalian unit of mother and child has morphed into a "bureaugamy," as single mothers find government assistance a more satisfying partner than a confused male.
 * 1) * 2011, November 15, 2011
 * If bureaugamy is the marriage of citizen to the bureaucratic state, then what we really have is an arranged marriage shotgun wedding.
 * 1) * 2012, May 5, 2012
 * In 1999 Lionel Tiger coined the word ‘bureaugamy’ to refer to the relationship between officially impoverished mothers of illegitimate children and the government.

Derived terms

 * (adjective)