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bureaucrat

[byoor-uh-krat] / ˈbyʊər əˌkræt /
NOUN
government official
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Monday’s column featured Steve Swedberg making the case that airport security is too important to be left in the hands of federal bureaucrats.

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A Justice Department official said leadership officials were obligated to intervene when bureaucrats make moves inconsistent with the agency’s enforcement policies.

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That sparked an administrative sprint, with organizers and bureaucrats working overtime to clear the horses in time.

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They sent a lower-ranking bureaucrat to sign it—a diplomatic snub.

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For the latter half of samurai history, armor was a facade, a largely symbolic display of authority for an archetypal military class whose members became bureaucrats and eventually pop-culture icons.

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