Bureaucrat Definition

byo͝orə-krăt
bureaucrats
noun
bureaucrats
An official in a bureaucracy, esp. one who follows a routine in a mechanical, unimaginative way, insisting on proper forms, petty rules, etc.
Webster's New World
An official of a bureaucracy.
American Heritage
An official who is rigidly devoted to the details of administrative procedure.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Bureaucrat

Noun

Singular:
bureaucrat
Plural:
bureaucrats

Origin of Bureaucrat

  • From French bureaucrate.

    From Wiktionary

Bureaucrat Sentence Examples

  • He was known as a capable and energetic bureaucrat and as nothing else.

  • They're inspecting today and we can't go forward until some bureaucrat clears us.

  • Her husband, Justin, a faceless, government bureaucrat at the British High Commission in Nairobi sets out to find the killer.

  • History relates that Clara Barton, a teacher and bureaucrat, went to Europe on the advice of her doctors for some rest and relaxation.

  • He could call the Cañon City prison and speak with another answering machine, or if he was lucky, another tired bureaucrat with no answers.

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