APPARATCHIK


Meaning of APPARATCHIK in English

ap ‧ par ‧ at ‧ chik /ˌɑːpəˈrɑːtʃɪk/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: Russian ; Origin: apparat 'apparatus' ]

an official who works for a government or other organization and who obeys orders without thinking:

a Communist party apparatchik

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