apparatchik

== English == === Etymology === From Russian аппара́тчик (apparátčik, “operator, apparatchik”), from аппара́т (apparát, “apparat, apparatus (of state)”) + suffix -чик (-čik). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɑːpəˈɹɑːt͡ʃɪk/ (US) IPA(key): /æpəˈɹæt͡ʃɪk/ === Noun === apparatchik (plural apparatchiks or apparatchiki) (historical) A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent. [from 20th c.] (by extension) A blindly loyal bureaucrat. [from 20th c.] ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === apparatchik on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === apparatchik m (plural apparatchiks) apparatchik == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === aparatchik === Noun === apparatchik m (plural apparatchiks) (historical) apparatchik (Communist bureaucrat or agent)