Eurocrat

noun

Eu·​ro·​crat ˈyu̇r-ə-ˌkrat How to pronounce Eurocrat (audio)
: a staff member of the administrative commission of the European Union
Eurocracy noun

Examples of Eurocrat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Thierry Breton’s career could not be more different from the typical Eurocrat. Clothilde Goujard, WIRED, 12 Oct. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Eurocrat was in 1961

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“Eurocrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Eurocrat. Accessed 7 Oct. 2024.

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