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Definition of
bureaucrat noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
bureaucrat
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈbyʊrəˌkræt
/
/
(
often disapproving
)
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an official working in an organization or a government department, especially one who follows the rules of the department too strictly
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bureaucrat
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