apparatchik


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
apparatchik /ˌapəˈratʃɪk/
noun (pl. apparatchiks or apparatchiki /-kiː/)
  • 1 chiefly historical a member of a communist party apparat.
  • 2 derogatory or humorous an official in a large political organization.
– origin 1940s: from Russ., from apparat (see apparat).
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