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APPARATCHIK

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("apparatchik" is a kind of...):

commie; communist (a socialist who advocates communism)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large organization (especially a political organization)

Example:

Democratic apparatchiks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("apparatchik" is a kind of...):

functionary; official (a worker who holds or is invested with an office)

Credits