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bureaucrat

noun

ˈbyu̇r-ə-ˌkrat

Definition of bureaucrat

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 The burly bureaucrat in dark slacks and a navy sweater has a scruffy beard and the frazzled look of an anonymous factotum thrust into the limelight. — Joshua Hunt, Vanity Fair, 17 June 2026 Szabo, an otherwise inconspicuous former bureaucrat, helped to unite two distinct networks with overlapping ambitions. — Alex Cuadros, ProPublica, 16 June 2026 There is an unmistakable feeling that a great mass of fans are priced out, or fenced out, while wealthy sponsors and venal bureaucrats get the benefits. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 13 June 2026 Getting foreign streamers to support local content creators so Canadians could view their own films and TV shows rather than rely on Netflix and Prime Video for popular fare may have seemed a good idea among bureaucrats and regulators in Ottawa. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bureaucrat

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Noun

The city clerk is responsible for maintaining government records while assisting the mayor and City Council with administrative duties inside and outside council meetings.

— Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
The state this year abolished the job of the New Orleans criminal court clerk — merging it with another court clerk position.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

Definition of clerk

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State media reported a strike on a railway bridge in Iran’s northeastern Golestan province, and the Revolutionary Guard said two bridges were attacked on the route to Mashhad, where officials plan to bury the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
In a staff report describing the proposal, city officials said the user fees would simply allow the city to recover its costs for enforcing wage laws and helping businesses understand those laws and how to comply with them.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of official

Noun

To the extent that their fellow-citizens refer to them at all, our government functionaries are perceived not as active agents of change but as inert, self-protecting obstructions.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
But Díaz-Canel is largely viewed by experts as a functionary, a loyalist without much true authority.

— Ellen Uchimiya, CBS News, 19 May 2026

Definition of functionary

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Advocates viewed Cal/OSHA’S recognition of the detainees as workers as a victory that could pave the way for future labor rights fights at other detention centers in the state.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
The women who get promoted aren’t always the hardest workers in the room.

— Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of worker

Noun

Many crew members are hired through third-party agencies with varying practices, and actual earnings can vary depending on the cruise line, the individual employee's experience level and other factors.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Diaz’s attorney says that man was Oscar Villafranca, another employee of the taco stand.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

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