bureaucrat
/ˈbjʊrəˌkræt/
noun
- An official in a bureaucracy, especially one who follows rules and procedures strictly, often with a negative connotation of being inflexible or slow.
- People often blame the bureaucrat for delays, but the system is the real problem.
- The bureaucrat asked for three more forms before processing the request.
- She worked as a bureaucrat in the city planning office for twenty years.
- A person who works in a large organization and is focused on following rules and procedures, sometimes seen as lacking creativity or initiative.
- He was a typical bureaucrat, always saying 'that's not how we do things here.'
- Some bureaucrats are helpful, but others just create more paperwork.
- The project failed because the bureaucrats refused to try a new approach.
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