transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌä-pə-ˈrä(t)-chik ]
noun
( plural -chiks also ap·pa·rat·chi·ki -chi-kē)
Etymology: Russian, from apparat
Date: 1941
1. : a member of a Communist apparat
2. : a blindly devoted official, follower, or member of an organization (as a corporation or political party)
a movie studio apparatchik