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supercrat

American  
[soo-per-krat] / ˈsu pərˌkræt /

noun

Informal.

  1. a high-ranking bureaucrat, especially one of cabinet rank.

Etymology

Origin of supercrat

First recorded in 1970–75; super- + (bureau)crat

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The "I run my own campaign" declaration and the "supercrat" image, which have been so assiduously fostered by the Nixon people for years now, are declared "inoperative."

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