| Title | Bureaucrat |
|---|---|
| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary English Etymology bureaucrat 1842, from Fr. bureaucrate (19c.); see bureaucracy. "bureaucrat, &c. The formation is so barbarous that all attempt at self-respect in pronunciation may perhaps as well be abandoned." [Fowler] Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English bureaucrat ADJ. faceless He was just another faceless bureaucrat. | unelected | high-ranking, senior | career battles between political appointees and career bureaucrats | state | party Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 bureaucrat bur·eau·crat / 5bjuErEkrAt; NAmE 5bjur- / noun (often disapproving)an official working in an organization or a government department, especially six who follows the rules of the department too strictly 官僚主义者；官僚 OLT bureaucrat noun ⇨ official Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged bu·reau·crat \ˈbyu̇rəˌkrat, ˈbyü-, -rōˌ-, usu -ad.+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: French bureaucrate, from bureau + -crate -crat : an official of a bureau or a member of a bureaucracy; especially : a government official confirmed in a narrow rigid formal routine or established with great authority in his own department |
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