- A member of a Communist apparat.
- An unquestioningly loyal subordinate, especially of a political leader or organization.
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| Translit: apparatchik |
| English: functionary |
Apparatchik (Russian: аппара́тчик, IPA: [ʌpʌˈraʨɪk] plural apparatchiki) is a Russian colloquial term for a full-time, professional functionary of the Communist Party or government; i.e., an agent of the governmental or party "apparat" (apparatus) that held any position of bureaucratic or political responsibility, with the exception of the higher ranks of management.
Members of the "apparat" were frequently transferred between different areas of responsibility, usually with little or no actual training for their new areas of responsibility. Thus, the term apparatchik, or "agent of the apparatus" was usually the best possible description of the person's profession and occupation.
The term was usually associated with a specific mindset, attitude and appearance of the person; when used by "outsiders", it often bore derogatory connotations.
Today this term is also used in contexts other than Soviet Union. For example, it is often used to describe people who cause bureaucratic bottlenecks in otherwise efficient organizations, especially at support services groups (such as IT services). It is also frequently used to describe individuals appointed to positions in any government on the basis of ideological or political loyalty rather than competence.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - apparatjik, medlem af det kommunistiske apparat, partipamper
Nederlands (Dutch)
apparatsjik (lid van Communistisch apparaat), ijverige politicus
Français (French)
n. - apparatchik
Deutsch (German)
n. - Apparatschik, (Mitglied des kommunistischen Apparats)
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ιστ.) μέλος ή χαφιές του Σοβιετικού Κομουνιστικού Κόμματος, μέλος του κομματικού μηχανισμού
Português (Portuguese)
n. - membro (m) (f) de um aparelho comunista, oficial (m) (f) devotado cegamente aos seus superiores, membro ativo (m) de um partido político
Español (Spanish)
n. - miembro del "aparato" comunista
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - byråkrat, partipamp
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
共产党组织的官员
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 共產黨組織的官員
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - עובד מנגנון של מפלגה קומוניסטית (מיושן), סוכן או מרגל קומוניסטי, אפארצ'יק, עסקן פוליטי נלהב, איש-מנגנון של ארגון פרטי או ציבורי
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