- party apparatchik
- bureaucrat of a political party
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party apparatchik
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apparatchik — noun /apəˈɹatʃɪk,æpəˈɹæʧɪk/ a) A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent. Whether conservatively toeing their Marx or boldly advocating such heretical Western style reforms as the primacy of profits, every important planner … Wiktionary
apparatchik — ap|par|at|chik [ˌa:pəˈra:tʃık] n [Date: 1900 2000; : Russian; Origin: apparat apparatus ] an official who works for a government or other organization and who obeys orders without thinking ▪ a Communist party apparatchik … Dictionary of contemporary English
Apparatchik — (Russian: аппаратчик, IPA ru|ɐpɐˈratɕɪk plural apparatchiki ) is a Russian colloquial term for a full time, professional functionary of the Communist Party or government; i.e., an agent of the governmental or party apparat (apparatus) that held… … Wikipedia
apparatchik — ► NOUN (pl. apparatchiks or apparatchiki) 1) chiefly historical a member of the administrative system of a communist party. 2) derogatory or humorous an official in a large political organization. ORIGIN Russian, from German Apparat apparatus … English terms dictionary
apparatchik — [äp΄ə rä′chik] n. pl. apparatchiks or apparatchiki [äp΄ə rächi kē] [Russ < APPARAT] 1. a member, esp. an official, of a Communist Party 2. a member of any political organization; esp., a bureaucrat … English World dictionary
apparatchik — Party functionary, especially of the Communist Party … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
apparatchik — UK [ˌæpəˈrætʃɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms apparatchik : singular apparatchik plural apparatchiks someone who works in an organization, especially a political party or large company, but is considered to have no views or beliefs of their… … English dictionary
apparatchik — [[t]æ̱pəræ̱tʃɪk[/t]] apparatchiks N COUNT (disapproval) An apparatchik is someone who works for a government or a political party and who always obeys orders. [FORMAL] Political party apparatchiks are appointed to every office of social authority … English dictionary
party — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. organization (see party); social gathering, festivity, reception, dance; participant, accomplice, partner. See sociality, part. II Body of persons Nouns 1. party, faction, side; denomination,… … English dictionary for students
apparatchik — noun (plural chiks; also apparatchiki) Etymology: Russian, from apparat Date: 1941 1. a member of a Communist apparat 2. a blindly devoted official, follower, or member of an organization (as a … New Collegiate Dictionary
