apparatchik
/ˌɑpəˈrɑtʃɪk/
noun
- A loyal and often blindly obedient official in a large organization, especially a political party or government.
- The old apparatchik followed every party directive without question.
- She was seen as a typical apparatchik, always defending the company's policies no matter what.
- The newspaper described him as a bureaucratic apparatchik who never challenged the system.
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