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apparatchik
[ ah-puh-rah-chik; Russian uh-puh-raht-chyik ]
noun
, plural ap·pa·rat·chiks; Russian ap·pa·rat·chi·ki [uh-puh-, raht, -chyi-kyee].
- a member of an apparat, especially in a Communist country.
apparatchik
/ ˌæpəˈrɑːtʃɪk /
noun
- a member of a Communist apparat
- an official or bureaucrat in any organization
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Word History and Origins
Origin of apparatchik1
1940–45; < Russian apparátchik, equivalent to apparát apparat + -chik agent suffix
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Word History and Origins
Origin of apparatchik1
C20 from Russian, from apparat apparatus, instrument + -ckik , suffix denoting agent
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Example Sentences
Two years ago, a Party apparatchik surveyed the site of a fatal traffic accident… with a smile on his face.
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Rivals tagged her an apparatchik, an heiress, handpicked by a mayor/mentor said to nickname her “ma petite Anne,” my little Anne.
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A Rockefeller Republican-turned-Reaganite, Newt aspired to be a back-room apparatchik rather than a demagogue.
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