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
Noun
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After the vote, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, forced Senate clerks to read the entire 940-page bill rather than customarily waiving that chore.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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After nearly 16 hours, the Senate clerks concluded their reading of the bill on the floor, starting the clock on debate.—
Kaia Hubbard
June 29,
CBS News,
29 June 2025
Noun
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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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Jeannie Maxon was arrested on 93 counts of animal abuse, officials said.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
Noun
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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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Instead, the workplace economy must foster a system that shares risk, prioritizes results, and better supports workers through the full journey to economic mobility.—
Jason Wingard,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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During the first two weekends, wait times stretched from one to two hours, according to an employee.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
8 July 2025
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One of the most recent actions by the Department of Health and Human Services, launched in mid-June, targets the University of Michigan Health system over a former employee's claims that she was fired for requesting a religious exemption from providing gender-affirming care.—
Kate Wells,
NPR,
8 July 2025
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“Bureaucrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureaucrat. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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