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bureaucrat

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bu·reau·crat  (byr-krt)
n.
1. An official of a bureaucracy.
2. An official who is rigidly devoted to the details of administrative procedure.

bureau·cratic adj.
bureau·crati·cal·ly adv.

bureaucrat [ˈbjʊərəˌkræt]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an official in a bureaucracy
2. an official who adheres to bureaucracy, esp rigidly
bureaucratism  [bjʊəˈrɒkrəˌtɪzəm] n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bureaucrat - an official of a bureaucracybureaucrat - an official of a bureaucracy        
bean counter - an accountant or bureaucrat who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures
functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office
paper-pusher - a clerk or bureaucrat who does paperwork
procurator - (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes
assessor, tax assessor - an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it
collector of internal revenue, exciseman, internal revenue agent, tax collector, taxman - someone who collects taxes for the government
taxer - a bureaucrat who levies taxes

bureaucrat
noun official, minister, officer, administrator, civil servant, public servant, functionary, apparatchik, office-holder, mandarin The economy is still controlled by bureaucrats.
Translations
bureaucrat [ˈbjʊərəʊkræt] Nburócrata mf
bureaucrat [ˈbjʊərəkræt] nbureaucrate mf
bureaucrat
nBürokrat m
bureaucrat [ˈbjʊərəʊˌkræt] nburocrate m/f


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"I have here some of your reports," said the bureaucrat in an unexpectedly soft and weary voice, and pressing the tip of his forefinger on the papers with force.
The bearded bureaucrat sat at his post, mysteriously self-possessed like an idol with dim, unreadable eyes.
Yes, in the interests of our noble tongue, it is proper to observe that although the head of a bureau, strictly speaking, may be called a clerk, the head of a division must be called a bureaucrat.
 
 
 
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