| 单词 | bureaucrat |
| 释义 | bureaucrat (bjʊərəkræt ) Word forms: bureaucrats countable noun [usually plural] 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. [disapproval] The economy is still controlled by bureaucrats. Synonyms: official, minister, officer, administrator Collocations: faceless bureaucrat A stinking deal stitched up behind closed doors by faceless bureaucrats and failed ex-politicians. The Sun That privilege was held by a hierarchy of faceless bureaucrats who wielded more power than ministers. Times, Sunday Times Faceless bureaucrats answerable to no one are living their lives in a protective bubble. The Sun Parents, patients and citizens will no longer have to accept what faceless bureaucrats dish out in schools and hospitals. The Sun Why do the politicians, civil servants and faceless bureaucrats who control our lives trample all over the beliefs, needs and wishes of the people who pay them? The Sun To begin with, land was held back from construction by local bureaucrats. Times, Sunday Times This sudden change in the regulations highlights the hazards that lie in wait for landlords of foreign buy-to-let properties, who are always subject to the whims of local bureaucrats. Times, Sunday Times The local bureaucrats wouldn't let them build one. Times, Sunday Times The new reforms protect them from dumbing-down by local bureaucrats. Times, Sunday Times There are two big things holding the programme back: money and hostile local bureaucrats. Times, Sunday Times Food was scarce, and its distribution and sale were regulated by petty bureaucrats. Times, Sunday Times But petty bureaucrats have an entrenched habit of extending their reach beyond their original remit. Times, Sunday Times Food prices are rising and petty bureaucrats in government and the banks are gouging us for every penny we have left. Times, Sunday Times They piled on taxes, recruited thousands of petty bureaucrats on big salaries and inflationproof pensions. The Sun But it's not just a case of petty bureaucrats taking down a proud giant. Times, Sunday Times This role of a senior bureaucrat rather than a politician was really his métier. Times, Sunday Times That backlog, a senior bureaucrat told the parliamentary committee scrutinizing the new law, was made up of 30,000 people. Globe and Mail At least 27 senior bureaucrats have had their membership cancelled and officials will check daily play lists to catch staff teeing off during working hours. Times, Sunday Times Keenly aware of the risks of scaring the markets, he has been unwilling to challenge the political parties or stubborn senior bureaucrats by threatening to resign. Times, Sunday Times However, unlike this meeting, it was mostly attended by senior bureaucrats. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 官僚 Japanese: 官僚 |
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