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Pronunciation / Transliteration: adhikari
"एक उदासीन अधिकारी की वजह से काम रुक गया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An official in a government department, typically perceived as being rigidly concerned with procedural rules and petty details.
"The project was delayed for months because a minor bureaucrat refused to sign off on the permits."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the mid-19th century as a hybrid of French 'bureau' (desk, office) and Greek 'kratos' (power, rule), combined with the English suffix '-crat'.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "bureaucrat"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "bureaucrat" is said worldwide
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bureaucrate
Transliteration: bureaucrate
"Il faut lutter contre la lourdeur des décisions prises par chaque bureaucrate."
Bürokrat
Transliteration: Bürokrat
"Der Bürokrat bestand darauf, dass alle Formulare in dreifacher Ausfertigung vorliegen."
burocrate
Transliteration: burocrate
"Quel burocrate ha perso i documenti necessari per la mia richiesta."
burócrata
Transliteration: burócrata
"El burócrata rechazó la solicitud por falta de un sello."
burocrata
Transliteration: burocrata
"O burocrata exigiu mais documentos antes de aprovar o projeto."
अधिकारी
Transliteration: adhikari
"एक उदासीन अधिकारी की वजह से काम रुक गया।"
官僚
Transliteration: guānliáo
"那个官僚拒绝听取民众的实际诉求。"
관료
Transliteration: gwanryo
"무책임한 관료들 때문에 행정 처리가 늦어지고 있습니다."
官僚
Transliteration: kanryō
"その官僚は形式的な手続きばかりを重視する。"
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