as in clerk
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 bureaucrat
Although the question of whether bureaucrats make good lovers is relatively modern, the trope of the bureaucrat as avoiding hard work has existed for as long as bureaucracy itself.
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Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
More education dollars are funding more bureaucrats.
—Veronique De Rugy, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
While there are some worries that third parties may not be as capable as government bureaucrats, the government isn’t immune from making mistakes either.
—Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Now bureaucrats and powerful unions would crush that concept in its infancy.
—Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
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Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
More education dollars are funding more bureaucrats.
—Veronique De Rugy, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
While there are some worries that third parties may not be as capable as government bureaucrats, the government isn’t immune from making mistakes either.
—Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Now bureaucrats and powerful unions would crush that concept in its infancy.
—Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bureaucrat
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In its second phase, the website will host career pathways for 30 job titles, including wholesale sales representatives, security guards, shipping and inventory clerks and even human resources specialists.—
Maria Gracia Santillana Linares,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The judge in the case was another Floridian, a former justice of the peace, clerk of the court, and lawyer whose appointment was given the stamp of approval by Tallahassee newspapers.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Apr. 2025
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The reasons for Patel's removal have not been made clear, and the change was only communicated to senior ATF officials on Wednesday.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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No new trade deals have been reached, although administration officials said negotiations are underway.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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Unlike the party functionaries picked previously, all three grew up in the labor movement.—
John Samuelsen,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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As the German journalist Ronen Steinke argues in his own first-rate biography, Bauer’s greatest achievement was a sprawling trial of some 20 German officers and functionaries at Auschwitz, held in a Frankfurt courtroom in the mid-60s.—
Gary J. Bass,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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The Department of Government Efficiency’s actions weren’t expected to have a big impact just yet: While nearly 300,000 job cuts have been announced, not all federal workers were laid off immediately, so the impact to the labor market and unemployment is going to be a slow drip.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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Kennedy's home purchase comes amid his major restructuring of the department that laid off 10,000 workers on Tuesday across the nation's public health agencies, including laboratory scientists, support staff for food safety inspectors and worker safety researchers.—
Carol Ross Joynt,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2025
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When an employee misses the mark, avoid making assumptions about their capabilities or motivation.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Narciso Gallardo Fernandez, 30, is accused of shooting a Walgreens employee, Erick Velasquez, 34, earlier this week, the Madera Police Department told USA Today.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Bureaucrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureaucrat. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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