bureaucrat — An official in a government department, especially one perceived as being concerned with procedural correctness at the expense of people's needs
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: An official in a government department, especially one perceived as being concerned with procedural correctness at the expense of people's needs
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈbjʊrəkræt/
Example Sentences
- The bureaucrat stamped my form 47 times before approving my request for a pencil.
- She worked as a bureaucrat in the Department of Education for twenty years.
- The lazy bureaucrat told me to come back tomorrow with three more copies of the same document.
bureaucrat
NOUN//ˈbjʊrəkræt//
An official in a government department, especially one perceived as being concerned with procedural correctness at the expense of people's needs
A bureaucrat rigidly refuses to help, strictly following rulebook procedures.
The bureaucrat's caught in red tape combat with the act — trapped by rules, human needs are exact contradict
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Origin
From French 'bureaucratie,' combining 'bureau' (desk/office) with '-cratie' (rule/government, from Greek 'kratia'). The term emerged in 18th-century France to describe rule by office officials.
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“The bureaucrat stamped my form 47 times before approving my request for a pencil.”
“She worked as a bureaucrat in the Department of Education for twenty years.”
“The lazy bureaucrat told me to come back tomorrow with three more copies of the same document.”
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