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bureaucrat

[byoor-uh-krat] / ˈbjʊər əˌkræt /
NOUN
government official
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So how did this seemingly quiet, retiring child and self-effacing bureaucrat turn into a president who so avidly embraced the limelight?

From BBC • May 30, 2026

It’s all very silly, especially since Wilkins is far more famous for dating a high-level bureaucrat than for her forgettable song stylings.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

They also want to elect someone they think is a human, not a joyless bureaucrat.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

He isn’t a bureaucrat who can simply be swapped for another.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

Christopher, a graduate ,of Harvard Divinity School, was a poet, a philosopher, and a Unitarian minister, although he earned his keep as a bureaucrat in the California penal system.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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