bureaucrat
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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
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
Dudek and a fellow Social Security Administration bureaucrat taped the scroll across a wall of a windowless executive office.
From Salon • Sep. 9, 2025
But now earnings from years of service are yanked away at the whim of a bureaucrat.
From Slate • Aug. 20, 2025
He had fought for South Africa during World War II in North Africa and Italy, but after his return, a white bureaucrat had reclassified him as African.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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