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
Additionally, those Latino Trumpers do not like bureaucrats.
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Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Over the past year, a group of lawyers recorded 486 state treason and espionage cases brought against Russian scientists, bureaucrats, military figures, and other government employees.
—Anna Nemtsova, Time, 23 May 2026
The Empire is full of bickering bureaucrats, which is fun to watch though bad for getting the Death Star done in a timely manner, and Darth Vader power walks into scenes that both undermine his icon status yet also cement it.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 May 2026
The system may also be more efficient, as more money goes directly to the people who need it rather than bureaucrats or nonprofit workers.
—Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 19 May 2026
If its many bureaucrats cannot successfully pick economic winners, neither can presidential appointees.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
Congress should focus on lowering health care costs and expanding access in ways that help patients first, not big insurance companies or bureaucrats.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
At scale, the petty-minded bureaucrats implementing an agenda to sanitize American history, and to erase or suppress political dissent, have committed and will continue to commit a great deal of mischief.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
The free market allows discovery of best ways to inhibit and punish undesirable behavior — ways politicians and bureaucrats could never discover.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Over the past year, a group of lawyers recorded 486 state treason and espionage cases brought against Russian scientists, bureaucrats, military figures, and other government employees.
—Anna Nemtsova, Time, 23 May 2026
The Empire is full of bickering bureaucrats, which is fun to watch though bad for getting the Death Star done in a timely manner, and Darth Vader power walks into scenes that both undermine his icon status yet also cement it.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 May 2026
The system may also be more efficient, as more money goes directly to the people who need it rather than bureaucrats or nonprofit workers.
—Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 19 May 2026
If its many bureaucrats cannot successfully pick economic winners, neither can presidential appointees.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
Congress should focus on lowering health care costs and expanding access in ways that help patients first, not big insurance companies or bureaucrats.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
At scale, the petty-minded bureaucrats implementing an agenda to sanitize American history, and to erase or suppress political dissent, have committed and will continue to commit a great deal of mischief.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
The free market allows discovery of best ways to inhibit and punish undesirable behavior — ways politicians and bureaucrats could never discover.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bureaucrats
Noun
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Trump posted about canceling the strikes soon after the meeting, the officials said.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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With the Fourth of July approaching, officials are urging pet owners to take extra precautions.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Noun
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The nine missing people are all employees of the mill.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Washington’s wife, Toni Washington, criticized jail employees for not searching inmates more thoroughly for drugs, and for placing Asaiah in a cell with an inmate who had been caught smuggling drugs into the jail before.—
Theresa Clift
May 29,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Store clerks must calculate eligibility not by age but by birth date — often at busy moments in front of impatient customers.—
Alex Weatherall,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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Three clerks remembered bringing summer interns on their first day to watch the judge presiding over a hearing in a criminal case.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
Noun
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This Levantine subculture socialized in French, voiced endearments in Arabic, communicated with functionaries in Turkish.—
Joseph O’Neill,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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More than funding, though, is needed transparency by IDNR functionaries with marina boaters and Winthrop Harbor officials.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Now Crosswhite can acknowledge the beauty in the art, respect the workers who crafted the carvings, and appreciate the opportunity to tell a story larger than the monument itself.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Maxim voiced frustration that repairs weren’t happening quickly enough and resentment at the intrusion on his privacy as workers came in and out.—
Zahra Ullah,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Bureaucrats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureaucrats. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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