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bureaucrat

[byoor-uh-krat] / ˈbjʊər əˌkræt /
NOUN
government official
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He tilts to the left like a Leaning Tower of Bureaucrat, arms sagging, as he waits for his turn at the microphone.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2018

Part dystopian fantasy, part thriller, part giddy literary-nerd wordplay, Helen Phillips' "The Beautiful Bureaucrat," is both a page-turner and a novel rich in evocative, starkly philosophical language.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2015

As a longtime New Yorker myself, I thought The Beautiful Bureaucrat does such a superb job of capturing that exhilarating, terrifying vertigo of the first season in a big city.

From Slate • Aug. 7, 2015

While the Bureaucrat Hall of Fame and Moocher Hall of Fame already exist, the Hypocrite Hall of Fame is just a concept.

From Forbes • May 14, 2015

The Bureaucrat re-lived his angry helplessness behind the iron grille.

From The Tale Of Mr. Peter Brown - Chelsea Justice From "The New Decameron", Volume III. by Sackville-West, Vita




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