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noun a humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large organization (especially a political organization)
noun a communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party
originFrom Russian аппара́тчик (apparátčik, “operator, apparatchik”), from аппара́т (apparát, “apparat, apparatus (of state)”) + suffix -чик (-čik).
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