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ap·pa·ra·tchik

(ä′pə-rä′chĭk)

n. pl. ap·pa·ra·tchiks or ap·pa·ra·tchi·ki (-chĭ-kē)

1. A member of a Communist apparat.

2. An unquestioningly loyal subordinate, especially of a political leader or organization.

[Russian, from apparat, apparat; see apparat.]

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apparatchik

(ˌæpəˈrɑːtʃɪk)

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a member of a Communist apparat

2. an official or bureaucrat in any organization

[C20 from Russian, from apparat apparatus, instrument + -ckik, suffix denoting agent]

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ap•pa•rat•chik

(ˌɑ pəˈrɑ tʃɪk)

n.

a member of an apparat, esp. in a Communist country.

[1940–45; < Russian]

apparatchik

A Russian word meaning a bureaucrat.

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Noun	1.	apparatchik - a humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large organization (especially a political organization); "Democratic apparatchiks" functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office
	2.	apparatchik - a communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party commie, communist - a socialist who advocates communism

Translations

aparatčik

apparatsjik

аппаратчик

apparatchik

[ˌæpəˈrættʃɪk] N

1. (in Communist country) → miembro m del aparato del partido comunista, apparatchik m

2. (in organization) → funcionario/a m/f, burócrata mf

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apparatchik

[ˌæpəˈrætʃɪk] n → apparatchik m

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