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bureaucrat

[byoor-uh-krat] / ˈbyʊər əˌkræt /
NOUN
government official
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They also want to elect someone they think is a human, not a joyless bureaucrat.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

He isn’t a bureaucrat who can simply be swapped for another.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

"But these were exceptions to the rule - relying on individual brilliance rather than a system that will function even after the bureaucrat is long gone," says Mr Bisen.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

The experience cut him deeply, in particular the fact his competence lay exposed to the review of a bureaucrat over whom he had no influence.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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