bureaucrat
CEFR: C1
An official in a government department or large organization, typically perceived as adhering rigidly and inflexibly to official rules and administrative procedure.
Synonyms
- civil servant
- mandarin
- public administrator
Common Collocations
- government bureaucrat
- senior bureaucrat
- faceless bureaucrat
Example Sentence
Critics argued that excessive regulations drafted by entrenched bureaucrats were impeding entrepreneurial innovation in biotechnology.