apparatchik
Plural: apparatchiki, apparatchiks
Noun
- a humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large organization (especially a political organization)
- "Democratic apparatchiks"
- a communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party
- A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent.
- A blindly loyal bureaucrat.
Origin / Etymology
From Russian аппара́тчик (apparátčik, “operator, apparatchik”), from аппара́т (apparát, “apparat, apparatus (of state)”) + suffix -чик (-čik).
Scrabble Score: 24
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Words With Friends Score: 26
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