as in clerk
a worker in a government agency
the bureaucrats at the town hall seem to think that we need a building permit to build a tree house
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Recent Examples of bureaucrat
Before his current stint as an economics professor at Seoul National University, Koo was a seasoned Finance Ministry bureaucrat.
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William Pesek, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Their departures offered a reminder of the essential imbalance between the bureaucrats’ enduring stake in the structure of government and the fleeting and contingent interest of Musk’s team.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Agents die in the field; bureaucrats toast their memory over glasses of port.
—Rav Grewal-Kök
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
Despite that reassuring distinction, that ramp was closed, because as soon as the kids figure out how to have some good life-threatening fun, a bureaucrat comes along to spoil it.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 June 2025
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William Pesek, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Their departures offered a reminder of the essential imbalance between the bureaucrats’ enduring stake in the structure of government and the fleeting and contingent interest of Musk’s team.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Agents die in the field; bureaucrats toast their memory over glasses of port.
—Rav Grewal-Kök
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
Despite that reassuring distinction, that ramp was closed, because as soon as the kids figure out how to have some good life-threatening fun, a bureaucrat comes along to spoil it.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bureaucrat
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The city clerk’s responsibilities include attending all City Council meetings, taking meeting minutes and signing official documents, according to the city’s news release.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
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Cathleen Reynolds, who most recently served as the interim city administrator/clerk/treasurer of Crosby, Minn.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
9 July 2025
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According to The Glasgow Times, Irish broadcaster RTE, and the BBC, officials say the human leg belongs to a person who went missing outside of Scotland.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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In all, lottery players won more than $40 million playing scratch-off games last week, officials said.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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Previously, Abbas had served as a longtime PLO functionary, acting as the group’s foreign emissary and fundraiser.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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This economic history argues that America’s prosperity is the product not of an undisturbed free market but, rather, of the hard work of functionaries.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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That is similar to the impact of technological progress on workers.—
Olesya Dmitracova,
CNN Money,
9 July 2025
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Kyle Tucker and Ian Happ both attended the showcase on June 3, 2015, along with some construction workers who stayed on the project while the major-league club traveled on an extended road trip.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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Several former employees have sued Tesla and Musk’s other companies for discrimination or various labor law violations.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
8 July 2025
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A lot of health care providers don't know what their rights are, Gounder said, prompting at least some hospitals to offer employees guidance on potential ICE encounters.—
Sarah Lynch Baldwin,
CBS News,
8 July 2025
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“Bureaucrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureaucrat. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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