Bureaucrat Definition
byo͝orə-krăt
bureaucrats
noun
bureaucrats
An official in a bureaucracy, esp. one who follows a routine in a mechanical, unimaginative way, insisting on proper forms, petty rules, etc.
Webster's New World
An official of a bureaucracy.
American Heritage
An official who is rigidly devoted to the details of administrative procedure.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- administrative official
- apparatchik
- civil-servant
- politician
- mandarin
- official
- functionary
Other Word Forms of Bureaucrat
Noun
Singular:
bureaucrat
Plural:
bureaucratsOrigin of Bureaucrat
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From French bureaucrate.
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