as in officials
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 bureaucrats
But for Steiner, of the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel, the case has forced Israelis to examine the worsening clash between populist politicians and unelected bureaucrats whom some Israelis view as out of touch.
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Matt Bradley, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
Often affiliated with the state and temples, these people were typically royalty, high-level bureaucrats and priests.
—Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
And the best and the brightest will want to become bureaucrats, not entrepreneurs.
—Ugo Troiano, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
What follows is a story told from the perspective of the politicians, generals, and bureaucrats in charge of the nation's nuclear war machine.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
In the first two years of the pandemic, negotiating with bureaucrats in person was impossible, but getting to them virtually wasn’t always easy either — ironically because of the very bandwidth issues that 2Africa was trying to address.
—Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Edwards retreated to the Dark Forest in Germany with the actual nuclear bearings, and reached out to his Navy SEAL buddy, James Reece (Chris Pratt), to share his mindset of how war bureaucrats have set up real soldiers to fail in their efforts to keep the free world safe.
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Nazi bureaucrats entered each bank and inventoried the contents of safes, strongrooms, and vaults.
—Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Unlike human bureaucrats who resist change, algorithms execute precisely.
—Tanner H. Jones, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Matt Bradley, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
Often affiliated with the state and temples, these people were typically royalty, high-level bureaucrats and priests.
—Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
And the best and the brightest will want to become bureaucrats, not entrepreneurs.
—Ugo Troiano, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
What follows is a story told from the perspective of the politicians, generals, and bureaucrats in charge of the nation's nuclear war machine.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
In the first two years of the pandemic, negotiating with bureaucrats in person was impossible, but getting to them virtually wasn’t always easy either — ironically because of the very bandwidth issues that 2Africa was trying to address.
—Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Edwards retreated to the Dark Forest in Germany with the actual nuclear bearings, and reached out to his Navy SEAL buddy, James Reece (Chris Pratt), to share his mindset of how war bureaucrats have set up real soldiers to fail in their efforts to keep the free world safe.
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Nazi bureaucrats entered each bank and inventoried the contents of safes, strongrooms, and vaults.
—Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Unlike human bureaucrats who resist change, algorithms execute precisely.
—Tanner H. Jones, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bureaucrats
Noun
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Several people were being treated at the scene after being knocked to the ground and trampled as those in the crowd ran for cover, CNN affiliate KYW reported, citing officials.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Several trust officials did not immediately respond to email or cellphone messages Friday seeking comment.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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As of December 2019, prior to the pandemic, the company had 798,000 total employees, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Disney Entertainment co-chairs Dana Walden and Alan Bergman and ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro sent a memo to company employees Friday morning regarding YouTube TV’s blackout.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When Burnett was a senior at McGavock High School, her boyfriend's father — Metro Council Member Mansfield Douglas III, a close friend of Tennessean editor John Seigenthaler — told her the newsroom was looking for copy clerks.—
Brad Schmitt,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Oct. 2025
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These are post offices, clerks of court, libraries, and local government offices.—
Michelle Baran,
AFAR Media,
8 Oct. 2025
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Bigelow’s sympathetic eye for her functionaries risks the film being misread as an argument for more robust military funding.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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Evil is aided and abetted by the banality of institutions and their functionaries.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The hub employs thousands of workers, has 300 daily flights and sorts more than 400,000 packages an hour.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Nov. 2025
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Liebman says Gen Z and young millennial workers are also returning to the city for proximity to opportunity.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Bureaucrats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureaucrats. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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