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
Their search for additional protagonists eventually led them to Dana Vitkovska, a Ukrainian transgender multidisciplinary artist living in Warsaw, whose journey to construct her identity on her own terms sets her at odds with Polish bureaucrats.
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Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 May 2026
Local communities, not federal bureaucrats, deciding what enters their own marketplace is not a radical idea.
—Jesse Plunkett, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Take away the competition, substitute bureaucrats for private ownership, and the mess starts.
—Star Parker, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026
The difference came because, as the New York Times noted, the 33-year-old bureaucrat-slash-law student didn’t go all-in wagering on Daily Doubles like Holzhauer had.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
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Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 May 2026
Local communities, not federal bureaucrats, deciding what enters their own marketplace is not a radical idea.
—Jesse Plunkett, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Take away the competition, substitute bureaucrats for private ownership, and the mess starts.
—Star Parker, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026
The difference came because, as the New York Times noted, the 33-year-old bureaucrat-slash-law student didn’t go all-in wagering on Daily Doubles like Holzhauer had.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bureaucrat
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Alex Murdaugh has filed a federal lawsuit against the now-former clerk of court whose interactions with the jury in his 2023 murder trial prompted the South Carolina Supreme Court last week to overturn his double murder convictions.—
Devon M. Sayers,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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The lawsuit alleges the clerk denied him his right to a fair trial.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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Riverside County officials said there were no updates on the active investigation.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2026
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However, several other disturbances broke out as hundreds of people on the beach attempted to leave simultaneously, officials noted.—
Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2026
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But Díaz-Canel is largely viewed by experts as a functionary, a loyalist without much true authority.—
Ellen Uchimiya,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Just as Adolf Eichmann and Albert Speer portrayed themselves not as true believers but as mere functionaries, so Vadim presents himself to Lawrence as a master of method, not of principle.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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After the landing, Starship toppled over into the ocean waters and exploded in a magnificent fireball (again, as planned) as SpaceX workers cheered.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
23 May 2026
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Parallel with that, city enforcement is essential to holding accountable the app companies dispatching the 65,000-plus e-bike delivery workers within timeframes that impel the breaking of traffic laws.—
Michael Miller,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
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The court recommended that the petition be dismissed, and that the organizations be given one month to submit the employee lists.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Nine were arrested, including two museum employees, several tour guides, and the alleged mastermind.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
14 May 2026
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“Bureaucrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureaucrat. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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