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bureaucrat
bu·reau·crat [ byrə kràt ] (plural bu·reau·crats)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. administrative official: an administrative or government official
2. inflexible official: an official who applies rules rigidly

bu·reau·cra·tism [ byoo rókrə tìzzəm ] noun
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