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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).)
Other Word Forms
- bureaucratism noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of bureaucrat1
Example Sentences
The press needs to treat each new executive action for what it is: an order to bureaucrats.
“I ask tough questions of bureaucrats. Hey, politics is a tough business.”
Jen argues that we need to move away from top down decision making, to systems that will allow bureaucrats a lot more autonomy.
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.
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