bureaucrat

Example Sentences

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It has arguably made her the country's most famous bureaucrat.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

But Katayama, who transitioned from a two-decade career as a finance ministry bureaucrat to a politician in 2005, is seen as more fiscally conservative and has expressed concerns about the yen’s weakness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

While some prominent Taliban fighters and leaders were sent to Guantanamo, Halimi, as a relatively unknown bureaucrat, was part of a group that was gradually let out.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2025

But now earnings from years of service are yanked away at the whim of a bureaucrat.

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2025

Was he simply being a bureaucrat who didn't like the fact that a name had been crossed out without his official permission?

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson