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
Jeffrey Epstein's cabal of politicians, bureaucrats, and elites who turned a blind eye must be held accountable.
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Anna Commander
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Every head of every government in the world has been frustrated with bureaucrats.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2025
This will be a challenge for implant startups in crowded markets for migraine, bladder control, sleep apnea, where scientific or technical breakthroughs don’t matter to bureaucrats and bean counters.
—Naveen Rao, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Reviewing fake CDLs experts say are sometimes issued by unscrupulous American trucking schools or bribed Mexican bureaucrats.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
The organization promotes recreational fishing and also provides input to Congress and federal agencies to manage fisheries sustainably, especially in Florida, where bureaucrats recently tried, and failed, to close vast areas to all fishing to protect a red snapper population that is thriving.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
The first is that government bureaucrats are typically terrible at running businesses.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Other countries that have experimented with manipulating their economic data, or that have incentivized bureaucrats to do so, have faced difficulties.
—Fergus McIntosh, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
The first is that government bureaucrats are typically terrible at running businesses.
—Las Vegas Review-Journal, Twin Cities, 6 Aug. 2025
Anna Commander
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Every head of every government in the world has been frustrated with bureaucrats.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2025
This will be a challenge for implant startups in crowded markets for migraine, bladder control, sleep apnea, where scientific or technical breakthroughs don’t matter to bureaucrats and bean counters.
—Naveen Rao, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Reviewing fake CDLs experts say are sometimes issued by unscrupulous American trucking schools or bribed Mexican bureaucrats.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
The organization promotes recreational fishing and also provides input to Congress and federal agencies to manage fisheries sustainably, especially in Florida, where bureaucrats recently tried, and failed, to close vast areas to all fishing to protect a red snapper population that is thriving.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
The first is that government bureaucrats are typically terrible at running businesses.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Other countries that have experimented with manipulating their economic data, or that have incentivized bureaucrats to do so, have faced difficulties.
—Fergus McIntosh, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
The first is that government bureaucrats are typically terrible at running businesses.
—Las Vegas Review-Journal, Twin Cities, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bureaucrats
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Multiple White House officials arrived in their current jobs after working at Turning Point USA, the conservative outreach group that Kirk led and co-founded to energize Republicans on college campuses.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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On fourth down a flag was thrown for what looked like pass interference on the Mustangs, but after the officials huddled, the penalty was waved off giving the ball back to the Bulldogs.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Sep. 2025
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Al Jazeera employees even reportedly work with the terrorist group to identify protesters.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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That promise now feels increasingly tenuous; few of the permanent employees have been hired yet, the complex is still under construction, and most of the workforce are transient staff on temporary visas or contracts – like the ones swept up by ICE.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The attackers robbed what was then a clothing store and killed two clerks.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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These include customer-service representatives, clerks, analysts, public-relations specialists, and administrators.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Sep. 2025
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Since then, there have been many more arrests—especially of regional functionaries at various levels.—
ANDREI KOLESNIKOV,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Sep. 2025
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But this newsletter is more focused on how Trump and his fawning functionaries speak about and for him.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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The district says the money will help pay for a laundry list of programs, such as all-day kindergarten at all grade schools; the universal free breakfast program; pre-K centers; expanded career-technical education programs; and additional social workers, counselors and behavior specialists.—
Kevin Richert,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Sep. 2025
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Rather than rendering aid or notifying emergency personnel, Sellers told co-workers that a ‘woman fell in the parking lot’ and needed help.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Bureaucrats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureaucrats. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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