bureaucrat
an official of a bureaucracy.
an official who works by fixed routine without exercising intelligent judgment.
Origin of bureaucrat
1Other words from bureaucrat
- bu·reau·crat·ism [byoor-uh-krat-iz-uhm, byoo-rok-ruh-tiz-], /ˈbyʊər ə krætˌɪz əm, byʊˈrɒk rəˌtɪz-/, noun
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How to use bureaucrat in a sentence
Chief administrative officer Helen Robbins-Meyer, the county’s top bureaucrat, cautioned officials against making that the norm.
Welcome to a Dem-Controlled County | Jesse Marx and Maya Srikrishnan | November 4, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoKarma Ura is a bespectacled, self-effacing man of many achievements—a scholar, writer, painter, and bureaucrat.
How “gross national happiness” helped Bhutan keep covid-19 at bay | Katie McLean | October 21, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewGenerally, they’ve campaigned on a message that county officials are reactive and take their cues from the top bureaucrats rather than the other way around.
Dems Want Control of the County – Here’s What They Say They’d Do With it | Jesse Marx | October 7, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoMichell’s announcement ensures that the city’s next mayor will choose the city’s next top bureaucrat.
For Election Administrators, Death Threats Have Become Part of the JobIn a polarized society, the bureaucrats who operate the machinery of democracy are taking flak from all sides.
Electionland 2020: DeJoy Under Fire, Election Administrators, Pandemic Voting and More | by Rachel Glickhouse | August 21, 2020 | ProPublica
He concentrates on a handful of characters that includes a doctor, a bureaucrat, a criminal, a priest, and a journalist.
The EU needs another Greece or Portugal dragging down the euro like the EU needs another bureaucrat in Brussels.
Up to a Point: A Free Scotland Would Be a Hilarious Disaster | P. J. O’Rourke | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter all, there will always be a bureaucrat, politician, or judge eager to set the limits on what is unacceptably offensive.
Can a Tweet Put You in Prison? It Certainly Will in the UK | Michael Moynihan | January 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFaisal Khan, a 28-year-old government bureaucrat in Peshawar, says he would get fired or worse if he came out.
Pakistan’s Gay Community Quietly Breaking Barriers | Ron Moreau, Sami Yousafzai | October 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd he spent virtually all his career as a government bureaucrat—as an official at the Treasury Department and the New York Fed.
Larry Summers’s Connection to Wall Street Should Surprise No One | Daniel Gross | September 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHis former associates regarded him as a renegade; independent observers found in him an energetic and arbitrary bureaucrat.
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. IV of IV. | Charles L. GravesThe wealthy and the educated know how to placate the bureaucrat and get what they want.
The Political Future of India | Lajpat RaiWhat had become of the lesson in decorum which should have been taught to this vulgar little bureaucrat?
The Bronze Eagle | Emmuska Orczy, Baroness OrczyWhat does your worker think when he sees the bureaucrat living in luxury while his wage is a comparatively meager one?
Revolution | Dallas McCord ReynoldsThe new Czar was greatly influenced by his former tutor, the reactionary bureaucrat Pobiedonostzev.
Bolshevism | John Spargo
British Dictionary definitions for bureaucrat
/ (ˈbjʊərəˌkræt) /
an official in a bureaucracy
an official who adheres to bureaucracy, esp rigidly
Derived forms of bureaucrat
- bureaucratism (bjʊəˈrɒkrəˌtɪzəm), noun
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Cultural definitions for bureaucrat
[ (byoor-uh-krat) ]
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).)
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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