Bureaucrat
Bureaucrat noun - A worker in a government agency.
Usage example: the bureaucrats at the town hall seem to think that we need a building permit to build a tree house
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Synonyms for Bureaucrat
Employee and bureaucrat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Employee" instead a noun "Bureaucrat".
Nearby Words: bureaucratic, bureaucracy
Employee
Employee noun - One who works for another for wages or a salary.
Bureaucrat and employee are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bureaucrat" instead a noun "Employee".
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How words are described
| good | good bureaucrat | good employee |
| single | single bureaucrat | single employee |
| bumbling | bumbling bureaucrat | bumbling employee |
| incompetent | incompetent bureaucrat | incompetent employee |
| Other adjectives: little, crooked, terrible, dedicated, hapless, minor, harassed, competent, hard-working, overweight, low-level. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Obstructive Bureaucrat: The only visible employee of the consulate is a secretary who gives people trying to obtain exit visas an endless series of forms for them to fill out and sign, if the documents she asks them to provide are all in order.
Source: Theatre / The Consul - This doesn't look at all good when the police arrive (although Bill thinks that several plates of her sausage rolls made the explanation more believable.) Obstructive Bureaucrat - Dawn, the officious bank employee that Bill keeps getting stuck with.
Source: Series / Two Point Four Children
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