a person in authority who behaves in an officious manner, esp. one in a relatively minor position; (also attributive) designating or characteristic…
| 单词 | θ170000 |
| 释义 | society > authority > office > holder of office > [noun] > officious or petty (7) Jack in office1652 a person in authority who behaves in an officious manner, esp. one in a relatively minor position; (also attributive) designating or characteristic… red-tapist1832 A person who adheres strictly or mechanically to official rules and formalities. red-taper1837 A person who adheres strictly or mechanistically to official rules and formalities; a bureaucrat. Bumble1846 A minor local official, such as a member of a municipal corporation, parish council, etc., considered as behaving in an officious and pompous… red tapeworm1851 A person who adheres excessively to official rules and formalities; a red-tapist. Also (chiefly with the): red tape, excessive bureaucracy. tapist1852 = red-tapist, n. jobsworth1970 A person in authority (esp. a minor official) who insists on adhering to rules and regulations or bureaucratic procedures even at the expense of… |
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