- An official of a bureaucracy.
- An official who is rigidly devoted to the details of administrative procedure.
bureaucratically bu'reau·crat'i·cal·ly adv.
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bu·reau·crat (byʊr'ə-krăt') ![]() |
| Business Dictionary: Bureaucrat |
Government employee who follows a rigid procedure in administering the responsibilities of a position. A classical bureaucrat follows a set of rules and procedures in an impersonal manner. A bureaucrat is a career professional evaluated on the basis of merit and skill.
| Antonyms: bureaucratic |
Definition: administrative
Antonyms: relaxed, simple
| Science Dictionary: bureaucrat |
Someone who works in or controls a bureaucracy. The term is often used negatively to describe a petty, narrow-minded person. (See also conformity and organization man.)
| Word Tutor: bureaucrat |
Never give a bureaucrat a chance to say no.
— Morton C. Blackwell
| Translations: Bureaucrat |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - bureaukrat
Nederlands (Dutch)
bureaucraat
Français (French)
n. - bureaucrate
Deutsch (German)
n. - Bürokrat
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γραφειοκράτης
Português (Portuguese)
n. - burocrata (m) (f)
Español (Spanish)
n. - burócrata
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - byråkrat
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
官僚作风的人, 官僚政治论者, 官僚
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 官僚作風的人, 官僚政治論者, 官僚
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) موظف حكومي
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ביורוקרט
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| Bureau (business term) | |
| Barkley, Alben W. (Quotes By) |
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