bureaucrat. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

bureaucrat

SYLLABICATION:	bu·reau·crat
PRONUNCIATION:	byr-krt
NOUN:	1. An official of a bureaucracy. 2. An official who is rigidly devoted to the details of administrative procedure.
OTHER FORMS:	bureau·cratic —ADJECTIVE bureau·crati·cal·ly —ADVERB


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