bureaucrat
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They sent a lower-ranking bureaucrat to sign it—a diplomatic snub.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
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
Spy line: Joe yells at an intrusive bureaucrat, “I choose the assets. I choose the cover. I build the plan. And I run it. Me!”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 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
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The Boy on the Wooden Box
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