Can someone define these for me bureaucracy/

Daoism/

Legalism/

centralized government/

civil service/

assimilation/

bureaucracy-   a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.

Daoism-   a Chinese philosophy based on the writings of Lao-tzu (fl. 6th century bc), advocating humility and religious piety.

Legalism-  excessive adherence to law or formula.

centralized government-  A centralized government hands over supreme political authority to a central body or small group of individuals, which is responsible for ensuring the proper function of the economy and all other governing bodies. What is the definition of centralized government? This style of government can take many forms.

civil service-  the permanent professional branches of a government's administration, excluding military and judicial branches and elected politicians.

assimilation-  (Wasnt Sure Which One This Word Has Many Meanings So Take Them All)

the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.

"the assimilation of the knowledge of the Greeks"

the absorption and integration of people, ideas, or culture into a wider society or culture.

"the assimilation of Italians into American society"

the absorption and digestion of food or nutrients by the body or any biological system.

"nitrate assimilation usually takes place in leaves"

the process of becoming similar to something.

"Watson was ready to work for the assimilation of Scots law to English law where he thought it was justified"

a. by accepting the election of president abraham lincoln in 1860 and convincing other southern states to do the same