APPARAT


Meaning of APPARAT in English

/ ˌæpəˈrɑːt; NAmE / noun

[ usually sing. ] the system of officials, offices, etc. that a government, especially a Communist government, uses to run a country

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WORD ORIGIN

Russian , from German , literally apparatus .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.