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apparat
ap·pa·rat [ àppə rt, pə rt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
Communist administration in former Soviet Union: the administrative organization or staff of the Communist Party in the former Soviet Union and other Communist states
[Mid-20th century. Via Russian< German, "apparatus"]
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