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7 entriesAdministrative Burden
The learning, compliance, and psychological costs imposed on individuals or…
Administrative Discretion
The flexibility granted to bureaucrats in interpreting and applying laws and…
Administrative Law Judge
An official who presides over disputes involving administrative agencies,…
Administrative Procedure Act
Legislation that governs the process by which federal agencies develop and…
Administrative State
The network of executive-branch agencies that make, enforce, and adjudicate…
Administrative Tribunals
Administrative tribunals are specialized quasi-judicial bodies that resolve…
Agency Capture
When a regulatory agency comes to advance the interests of the industries it is…