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How to pronounce bureaucrat in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms administrative official
Type of functionary, official
Has types collector of internal revenue, exciseman, internal revenue agent, paper-pusher, procurator, tax assessor, tax collector, taxer, assessor, taxman, bean counter

Examples of bureaucrat

bureaucrat
Benedict, a German Vatican bureaucrat, was obsessed with tradition and legalism.
From the economist.com
I can do it all in a day and I am not even a bureaucrat ticking diversity boxes.
From the nzherald.co.nz
On March 18, 2008, he was promoted to become the 13th bureaucrat on WikiSpecies.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It should never be up to a bureaucrat whether or not an official can be removed.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Isn't quantity, not quality, the backdrop for bureaucrat controlled O'Bamacare?
From the washingtontimes.com
Rick, a bureaucrat at the Department of Agriculture, likes building dollhouses.
From the washingtonpost.com
Dame Jane Paraskeva is a lifelong bureaucrat with no serious economic experience.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
The banker lends a company money because a bureaucrat makes it known he should.
From the economist.com
They won't need a bureaucrat telling them how they should or shouldn't do things.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • An official of a bureaucracy
  • A bureaucrat is a member of a bureaucracy and can comprise the administration of any organization of any size, though the term usually connotes someone within an institution of a government or corporation. ...
  • (bureaucrats) people employed in a government executive branch unit to implement public policy; public administrators; public servants
  • A Wikibooks administrator who has been entrusted with promoting users to sysops. Bureaucrats can also rename user accounts.
  • A denizen of a bureaucracy; anyone who works for a government agency.
  • An administrator who has the ability to make other users into administrators.
  • An employee or official whose actions and duties are guided and determined by rules, regulations and budgetary specifications established by law or other higher authority. ...
  • A political appointee, usually in the top echelon of government (But not always. Can be found at all levels of government and business), characterized by bureaucratic arrogance and lack of respect for the common people. ...
  • An administrator in a large organization, often government; may refer to someone who slows things down by enforcing too many rules and red tape.