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Synonyms & Antonyms of apparatchik
- party apparatchiks
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for apparatchik
- camp follower,
- flunky
- (also flunkey or flunkie),
- hanger-on,
- henchman,
- lackey,
- lickspittle,
- minion,
- myrmidon,
- satellite,
- stooge,
- sycophant,
- toady,
- yes-man
- acolyte,
- adherent,
- convert,
- disciple,
- epigone,
- follower,
- liege man,
- partisan
- (also partizan),
- pupil,
- votarist,
- votary
- ideologist,
- ideologue
- (also idealogue),
- sectarian
- admirer,
- cultist,
- devotee,
- enthusiast,
- fan,
- idolater
- (or idolator),
- worshipper
- (or worshiper),
- zealot
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“Apparatchik.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apparatchik. Accessed 7 Aug. 2020.
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The first known use of apparatchik was in 1941
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