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
In many cases, the government usurps the market and replaces the judgment of private citizens with that of unelected bureaucrats.
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Norbert Michel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
As an experienced bureaucrat, Taft characteristically directed that the problem of government inefficiency be studied.
—Laura Ellyn Smith, The Conversation, 9 May 2025
Patients enrolled in government programs cannot trust federal and state bureaucrats to keep their information safe.
—Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2025
He’s gone from a regular user to an admin to a bureaucrat.
—Daniel Larlham, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
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Norbert Michel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
As an experienced bureaucrat, Taft characteristically directed that the problem of government inefficiency be studied.
—Laura Ellyn Smith, The Conversation, 9 May 2025
Patients enrolled in government programs cannot trust federal and state bureaucrats to keep their information safe.
—Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2025
He’s gone from a regular user to an admin to a bureaucrat.
—Daniel Larlham, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for bureaucrat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bureaucrat
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Months later, police arrested Hoffman, a store clerk, and he was found guilty of beating the young father-to-be with a claw hammer and shooting him.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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After the clerk handed over about $1,000 in cash, the bandit left the bank and drove off in a Prius, the sergeant said.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2025
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Nonprofits serve our communities directly, often in close partnership with law enforcement and other city officials.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Russian forces launched a barrage of 367 drones and missiles at Ukrainian cities over the weekend, including the capital Kyiv, in the largest aerial attack of the war so far, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens more, officials said.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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Elections boards were put under a GOP functionary who promptly rigged the state board that had confirmed Riggs’ victory.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2025
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Unlike the party functionaries picked previously, all three grew up in the labor movement.—
John Samuelsen,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Two Israeli embassy workers in Washington, DC, were killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in late May, and an arsonist set the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion on fire on the first night of Passover because of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s views on the war in Gaza, according to search warrants.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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Food worker with discharge from eyes, nose and/or throat.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
3 June 2025
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Step 4: Communicate transparently with employees and clients.—
Rem Oculee,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Any organization with 75 or more employees in the region is eligible to compete for a Top Workplaces award.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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“Bureaucrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureaucrat. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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