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  • Eurocrat
    Eurocrat
    noun
    a member of the executive and technical staff at the headquarters of the European Common Market.
  • eurocrat
    eurocrat
    noun
    (sometimes capital) a member, esp a senior member, of the administration of the European Union

Eurocrat

American  
[yoor-uh-krat, yur-] / ˈjʊər əˌkræt, ˈjɜr- /

noun

  1. a member of the executive and technical staff at the headquarters of the European Common Market.


eurocrat British  
/ ˈjʊərəˌkræt /

noun

  1. (sometimes capital) a member, esp a senior member, of the administration of the European Union

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Origin of Eurocrat

First recorded in 1960–65; Euro- + -crat

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But for many, especially in countries like Britain, Delors became the reviled personification of the overreaching Eurocrat bent on meddling in virtually all aspects of people’s lives.

From Seattle Times Dec. 27, 2023

His experience as a Eurocrat and global trade czar made him irresistible to corporate recruiters.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 10, 2018

One hyperventilating Eurocrat recently confided to your columnist that he feared another Franco-German war.

From Economist Dec. 20, 2016

Related: The secret life of a Eurocrat: ‘I feel trapped in a gilded cage’ | Anonymous I initially applied to work here because I was 16 and needed to fund my mobile phone credit habit.

From The Guardian May 30, 2016

There’s the Eurocrat organizer, Angela Merkel and Christine Lagarde—effective without aiming for inspiring.

From Newsweek Mar. 10, 2015

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