Definition of bureaucrat Bureaucrat

/bjʊˈɹʌkɹæˌt/ - [byurukrat] - bu•reau•crat

We found 7 definitions of bureaucrat from 5 different sources.

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What does bureaucrat mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: bureaucrats

bureaucrat - an official of a bureaucracy
  administrative official
  functionary, official someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"
  bean counter an accountant or bureaucrat who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures
  paper-pusher a clerk or bureaucrat who does paperwork
  procurator (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes
  assessor, tax assessor an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it
  collector of internal revenue, exciseman, internal revenue agent, tax collector, taxman someone who collects taxes for the government
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • bureaucrat (n.)
    An official of a bureau; esp. an official confirmed in a narrow and arbitrary routine.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • bureaucrat
    Man, who is overly concerned with existent laws and formal aspects.
  • bureaucrat
    Woman, who is overly concerned with existent laws and formal aspects.
  • bureaucrat
    Person, who orientates overly at existent laws and formal aspects

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