apparatchik
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apparatchik
- /ɑːpəˈɹɑːt͡ʃɪk/ UK
- /æpəˈɹæt͡ʃɪk/ US
Where it comes from
From Russian аппара́тчик (apparátčik, “operator, apparatchik”), from аппара́т (apparát, “apparat, apparatus (of state)”) + suffix -чик (-čik).
noun apparatchiks · apparatchiki
- A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent. Whether conservatively toeing their Marx or boldly advocating such heretical Western-style reforms as the primacy of profits, every important planner, apparatchik and economist in Russia is caught up in Communism's greatest debate since Stalin set backward Russia on its cruel-but successful-forced m
- A blindly loyal bureaucrat. Mr. Gonzales came across as a dull-witted apparatchik incapable of running one of the most important departments in the executive branch. […] He delegated responsibility for purging their ranks to an inexperienced and incompetent assistant who, if that’s possible, was even more of a plodding apparat
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noun member of a Communist apparat
| Español | apparatchik |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 党官僚 tōkanryō, アパラチク aparachiku |
| 中文 | 共党官员 gòng dǎng guān yuán |
| Português | apparatchik, aparatchik |
| Français | apparatchik |
| Deutsch | Apparatschik |
| Italiano | apparatcik, apparatčik |
| Ελληνικά | απαράτσικ aparátsik |
| Română | nomenclaturist |
| Русский | аппара́тчик apparátčik, аппара́тчица apparátčica |
noun blindly loyal bureaucrat
| 中文 | 官僚 guān liáo, 党棍 dǎng gùn |
|---|---|
| Français | apparatchik |
| Русский | аппара́тчик apparátčik, функционе́р funkcionér, чину́ша činúša |
Talk about this word "apparatchik." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/apparatchik. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. apparatchik. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/apparatchik "apparatchik." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/apparatchik.Cite this
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title = {apparatchik},
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