apparatchik
Pronunciation: /ɑːpəˈɹɑːt͡ʃɪk/
The English word “apparatchik” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent.
- A blindly loyal bureaucrat.
Etymology
From Russian аппара́тчик (apparátčik, “operator, apparatchik”), from аппара́т (apparát, “apparat, apparatus (of state)”) + suffix -чик (-čik).
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