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bureaucrat
[ byoor-uh-krat ]
noun
- an official of a bureaucracy.
- an official who works by fixed routine without exercising intelligent judgment.
bureaucrat
/ ˈbjʊərəˌkræt; bjʊəˈrɒkrəˌtɪzəm /
noun
- an official in a bureaucracy
- an official who adheres to bureaucracy, esp rigidly
bureaucrat
- Someone who works in or controls a bureaucracy . The term is often used negatively to describe a petty, narrow-minded person. ( See also conformity and organization man (see also organization man ).)
Derived Forms
- bureaucratism, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ··· [byoor, -, uh, -krat-iz-, uh, m, by, oo, -, rok, -r, uh, -tiz-], noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bureaucrat1
Example Sentences
The defense argument that they were just bureaucrats punching the clock didn't fly, and 13 of them were convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Fairly quickly, those pushing for dialogue either left or were pushed out, leaving Yoon surrounded by people who agreed with him, and lower-level bureaucrats, too scared to speak out.
Stebbins has served as the acting Inspector General for the Department of Defense since January when Trump fired the previous IG amid a massive purge of the bureaucrats charged with agency oversight.
A bloated mafia petro-state where one man decides everything, where bureaucrats and siloviki gorge themselves on stolen wealth, where the government doesn’t shrink but suffocates everything beneath it.
“Parents, teachers and local communities — not Washington bureaucrats — know what’s best for our kids.”
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