bureaucrat

Example Sentences

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The future of the chief information officer was once in doubt, the role cast as a bureaucrat destined to be replaced by someone, anyone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

“I completely failed the test,” he said of his experience as a bureaucrat.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

A bureaucrat, who works closely with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, recently said that the government was actively encouraging overseas Indians to return and contribute to nation-building.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2025

But now earnings from years of service are yanked away at the whim of a bureaucrat.

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2025

I remember glimpsing a big bureaucrat whose face filled one of the windowpanes and thinking, Maybe he ought to come in here and try it himself.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover