bureaucrat
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Duffy, the former “Real World” cast member turned bureaucrat, is an ideal person to deliver that message.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
"We want a fair investigation," she said, adding that anyone responsible - "whether a bureaucrat, employee, middleman or a big politician" - would face action.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Newly released diaries paint an unflattering portrait of a self-obsessed and not entirely honest bureaucrat, in contrast to the image of the careful scientist he cultivated in public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
For a bureaucrat, John Bolton cuts a pretty memorable figure.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
The experience cut him deeply, in particular the fact his competence lay exposed to the review of a bureaucrat over whom he had no influence.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Vocabulary lists containing bureaucrat
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