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apparat
[ ap-uh-rat, ah-puh-raht ]
/ ˌæp əˈræt, ˌɑ pəˈrɑt /
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noun
an organization or existing power structure, especially a political one: a position of leadership within the party apparat; The chess apparat is not eager to change tournament rules.
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Origin of apparat
Words nearby apparat
appalled, appalling, Appaloosa, appanage, appar., apparat, apparatchik, apparatus, apparatus criticus, apparel, apparent
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How to use apparat in a sentence
Toujours en son triomphe ou ses dfaites,Elle apparat gante, et son cri sonne et son nom luit.
mile Verhaeren|Stefan ZweigPforzheim fell sidewise against the pink wall of petrol tins, still hung up by his apparat, and dribbling scarlet over the pink.
The Messenger|Elizabeth RobinsUn phnomne nouveau, une force nouvelle apparat, et la vie se dveloppe en vgtalit et animalit.
The Philosophy of Natural Theology|William JacksonSquence La trs chre aux yeux clairs apparat sous la lune, Sous la lune phmre et mre des beaux rves.
Very Woman|Remy de Gourmont
British Dictionary definitions for apparat
apparat
/ (ˌæpəˈrɑːt) /
noun
the Communist Party organization in the former Soviet Union and other states
Word Origin for apparat
Russian, literally: apparatus
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