Definition
bureaucrat
noun
- an official who works in a government department or large organization, especially one who follows rules rigidly
Usage: often implies excessive adherence to procedures
Examples
- The bureaucrat insisted on following every procedure exactly.
- She worked as a bureaucrat in the Department of Education for twenty years.
- The new policy was delayed by cautious bureaucrats.
- Local bureaucrats processed the permit applications slowly.
- He complained that bureaucrats were blocking his business proposal.
- The bureaucrat stamped each form carefully before filing it.