apparatchik

noun ap·pa·rat·chik \ˌä-pə-ˈrä(t)-chik\

: a very loyal member of an organization (such as a company or political party) who always obeys orders

plural ap·pa·rat·chiks also ap·pa·rat·chi·ki\-chi-kē\

Full Definition of APPARATCHIK

: a member of a Communist apparat

: a blindly devoted official, follower, or member of an organization (as a corporation or political party) <a movie studio apparatchik>

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Russian, from apparat

First Known Use: 1941

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