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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)n
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]
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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 |
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aparatčik
apparatsjik
apparatchik
[ˌæpəˈrættʃɪk] N1. (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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