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bureaucrat

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bureaucrat

Individual who operates within a centralized, hierarchical organization (a bureaucracy). Government officials and other officials of large organizations are often known as bureaucrats.


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"I have here some of your reports," said the bureaucrat in an unexpectedly soft and weary voice, and pressing the tip of his forefinger on the papers with force.
The bearded bureaucrat sat at his post, mysteriously self-possessed like an idol with dim, unreadable eyes.
Yes, in the interests of our noble tongue, it is proper to observe that although the head of a bureau, strictly speaking, may be called a clerk, the head of a division must be called a bureaucrat.
 
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