APPARAT


Meaning of APPARAT in English

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

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