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bureaucrat
[ byoor-uh-krat ]
/ ˈbyʊər əˌkræt /
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noun
an official of a bureaucracy.
an official who works by fixed routine without exercising intelligent judgment.
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OTHER WORDS FROM bureaucrat
bu·reau·crat·ism [byoor-uh-krat-iz-uhm, byoo-rok-ruh-tiz-], /ˈbyʊər ə krætˌɪz əm, byʊˈrɒk rəˌtɪz-/, nounWords nearby bureaucrat
burdensome, burdizzo, burdock, bureau, bureaucracy, bureaucrat, bureaucratese, bureaucratic, bureaucratize, bureau de change, Bureau of Indian Affairs
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British Dictionary definitions for bureaucrat
bureaucrat
/ (ˈbjʊərəˌkræt) /
noun
an official in a bureaucracy
an official who adheres to bureaucracy, esp rigidly
Derived forms of bureaucrat
bureaucratism (bjʊəˈrɒkrəˌtɪzəm), nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Cultural definitions for bureaucrat
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).)
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