apparatchik
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noun \ˌä-pə-ˈrä(t)-chik\ plural ap·pa·rat·chiks also ap·pa·rat·chi·ki\-chi-kē\
Definition of APPARATCHIK
1
: a member of a Communist apparat
2
: a blindly devoted official, follower, or member of an organization (as a corporation or political party) <a movie studio apparatchik>
See Origin of APPARATCHIK
Russian, from apparat
First Known Use: 1941
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