/ 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 .
/ 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. 2005