ˈapəˌrat, ˈäpəˌrät, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Russian, literally, apparatus, probably from German, from Latin apparatus
1. : the political machine of the Communist party
no other book throws so much light on the inside story of Joseph Stalin's apparat …, secret police, and rise to absolute power — B.D.Wolfe
2. : apparatus 3
controlled the … power apparat of the … larger cities — M.J.Arlen