ˌäpəˈrächik noun
( plural apparatchiks -iks ; or apparatchi·ki -rächə̇kē)
Etymology: Russian, from apparat + -chik (agent suffix)
1.
a. : a Communist secret agent
after her return to Germany began work as an apparatchik — J.H.Lichtblau
b. : a member of a Communist apparat
2. : an official blindly devoted to his superiors or organization
the Establishment man par excellence, the perfect apparatchik — Frank Getlein