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bureaucrat
bu·reau·crat B0557500 (byo͝or′ə-krăt′)n.1. An official of a bureaucracy.2. An official who is rigidly devoted to the details of administrative procedure. bu′reau·crat′ic adj.bu′reau·crat′i·cal·ly adv.bureaucrat (ˈbjʊərəˌkræt) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an official in a bureaucracy2. an official who adheres to bureaucracy, esp rigidly bureaucratism nbu•reau•crat (ˈbyʊər əˌkræt) n. 1. an official of a bureaucracy. 2. an official who works by fixed routine without exercising intelligent judgment. [1835–45; < French bureaucrate. See -crat] bu`reau•crat′ic, adj. bu`reau•crat′i•cal•ly, adv. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | bureaucrat - an official of a bureaucracy administrative officialbean counter - an accountant or bureaucrat who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expendituresfunctionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an officepaper-pusher - a clerk or bureaucrat who does paperworkprocurator - (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxesassessor, tax assessor - an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing itcollector of internal revenue, exciseman, internal revenue agent, tax collector, taxman - someone who collects taxes for the governmenttaxer - a bureaucrat who levies taxes |
bureaucratnoun official, minister, officer, administrator, civil servant, public servant, functionary, apparatchik, office-holder, mandarin The economy is still controlled by bureaucrats.TranslationsBureaucrat
Bureaucrat (1) A member of a bureaucracy. (2) An official who performs his duties in a formal manner, to the detriment of getting things done; a formalist, a redtapist. Bureaucrat
BureaucratAn administrator, especially of a government or large corporation. A bureaucrat is charged with enforcing the rules and ensuring that proper procedures are followed. The word has a negative connotation because bureaucrats are often thought to slow down progress or innovation. However, because bureaucrats help create a level playing field, Max Weber argued that they are necessary for the rule of law to function.bureaucrat
Synonyms for bureaucratnoun officialSynonyms- official
- minister
- officer
- administrator
- civil servant
- public servant
- functionary
- apparatchik
- office-holder
- mandarin
Synonyms for bureaucratnoun an official of a bureaucracySynonymsRelated Words- bean counter
- functionary
- official
- paper-pusher
- procurator
- assessor
- tax assessor
- collector of internal revenue
- exciseman
- internal revenue agent
- tax collector
- taxman
- taxer
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