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Bureaucrat Rules ˈbjʊərəkræt Noun 官僚;官僚主义者 Officials Bur·Eau·Crat ˈbjʊrəkræt

A "bureaucrat" is an official within a large administrative system, often characterized by strict adherence to rules, and the term can carry a negative connotation.

bureaucrat (NOUN): an official in a government department or large organization, often seen as strictly following rules and procedures, sometimes with disapproval.

word bureaucrat
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bureaucrat ★★☆☆☆
/bjʊ͟ərəkræt/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]官僚;官僚主义者 Bureaucrats are officials who work in a large administrative system. You can refer to officials as bureaucrats especially if you disapprove of them because they seem to follow rules and procedures too strictly.
  [usu pl]
  [disapproval]
  • The economy is still controlled by bureaucrats.

    经济依然被官僚们所掌控。


Oxford bur·eau·crat / ˈbjʊərəkræt ; NAmE ˈbjʊrəkræt / noun ( often disapproving) an official working in an organization or a government department, especially one who follows the rules of the department too strictly 官僚主义者;官僚 bureaucrat bureaucrats bur·eau·crat / ˈbjʊərəkræt ; NAmE ˈbjʊrəkræt /
LDC
bureaucratbu‧reau‧crat /ˈbjʊərəkræt $ ˈbjʊr-/ ●○○ noun [countable]
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someone who works in a bureaucracy and uses official rules very strictly
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bureaucrats[895]
官僚(94%),官僚作风的人(6%)
n.官僚;官僚主义者

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