Etymology
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apparatchik (n.)

"Communist agent or spy," 1941, originally in writings of Arthur Koestler, from Russian, from apparat "political organization" (see apparat). Russian plural is apparatchiki.

Entries linking to apparatchik

apparat (n.)
"administrative machinery of the Communist Party in Russia," 1950, from Russian, from German apparat "apparatus, instrument," from Latin apparatus "tools, implements" (see apparatus).
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Definitions of apparatchik

apparatchik (n.)
a humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large organization (especially a political organization);
Democratic apparatchiks
apparatchik (n.)
a communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party;
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