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bureaucrat

/ˈbjʊɹəkɹæt/

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What does bureaucrat mean?

noun

  1. An official who is part of a bureaucracy.
  2. A user on a wiki with the right to change users' access levels.

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/ˈbjʊɹəkɹæt/

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As for Paul, he was a Roman bureaucrat, with no nonsense in his make-up; when he ordered, "Servants obey your masters," he meant exactly what he said.
Upton SinclairThe Profits of Religion: An Essay in Economic InterpretationProject Gutenberg ebook #1558
If the wild side of human nature is to be permanently subjected to the orderly rules of the benevolent, uncomprehending bureaucrat, the joy of life will perish out of the earth, and the very impulse to live will gradually wither and die.
Bertrand RussellProposed Roads to FreedomProject Gutenberg ebook #690