bureaucrat
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bureaucrat
- /ˈbjʊəɹəkɹæt/ UK
- /ˈbjʊɹəkɹæt/ US
noun bureaucrats
- An official who is part of a bureaucracy. Coristine, who had signed onto the telemeeting using a non-government email address, gave the bureaucrats swift marching orders, telling them he needed access to the federal department’s contract and payment systems before reportedly making them justify their jobs at the $1 billion-budget administra
- A user on a wiki with the right to change users' access levels. One of three major processes is generally used: a bureaucrat review, a broader community review, or an approvals group review. As only local bureaucrats or Wikimedia stewards can grant the bot flag necessary to operate an authorized bot, the simplest method is to appeal directly to these individuals
Similar: administrator, bureaucrat, clerk, mandarin, paper-pusher, pen-pusher, pencil pusher
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Similar: administrator, bureaucrat, clerk, mandarin, paper-pusher, pen-pusher, pencil pusher
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noun an official in a bureaucracy
| Español | burócrata |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 관료 gwallyo |
| 日本語 | 官僚 kanryō |
| 中文 | 官僚 guānliáo |
| हिन्दी | नौकरशाह naukraśāh, अफ़सर afsar, अफसर aphsar |
| Português | burocrata |
| Français | bureaucrate |
| Deutsch | Bürokrat, Bürokratin |
| Italiano | burocrate |
| Ελληνικά | γραφειοκράτης grafeiokrátis |
| Română | birocrat, birocrată |
| Русский | бюрокра́т bjurokrát |
| Tiếng Việt | kẻ quan liêu |
| العربية | بِيرُوقْرَاطِيّ bīruqrāṭiyy |
Talk about this word "bureaucrat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bureaucrat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bureaucrat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bureaucrat "bureaucrat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bureaucrat.Cite this
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title = {bureaucrat},
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year = {2026},
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