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apparatchik.

A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɑːpəˈɹɑːt͡ʃɪk/UK/æpəˈɹæt͡ʃɪk/US
  1. A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent.

    historical
  2. A blindly loyal bureaucrat.

    broadly
Where this word comes from

From Russian аппара́тчик (apparátčik, “operator, apparatchik”), from аппара́т (apparát, “apparat, apparatus (of state)”) + suffix -чик (-čik).

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