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
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Other Word Forms of Bureaucrat

Noun

Singular:
bureaucrat
Plural:
bureaucrats

Origin of Bureaucrat

  • From French bureaucrate.

    From Wiktionary

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