Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bureaucrat

/ˈbjʊɹəkɹæt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: bu-reau-crat
IPA: /ˈbjʊɹəkɹæt/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An official who is part of a bureaucracy.

noun

A user on a wiki with the right to change users' access levels.

Example Sentences

"Coristine, who had signed onto the telemeeting using a non-government email address, gave the bureaucrats swift marching orders, telling them he needed access to the federal department’s contract and payment systems before reportedly making them justify their jobs at the $1 billion-budget administration."
"At the Oval Office signing ceremony, Musk responded to critiques that he’s become the very thing he claims to be fighting — an unelected bureaucrat with enormous power — by pointing to the 2024 results: “You couldn’t ask for a stronger mandate from the public.”"
"One of three major processes is generally used: a bureaucrat review, a broader community review, or an approvals group review. As only local bureaucrats or Wikimedia stewards can grant the bot flag necessary to operate an authorized bot, the simplest method is to appeal directly to these individuals."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Hellenic *-rós Ancient Greek -ρός (-rós) Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)bor. Latin burrus Latin burra Old French *bure Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Old French burel French bureau Proto-Indo-European *kret-der. Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā)lbor. French -cratie French bureaucratie French bureaucratebor. English bureaucrat From French bureaucrate, equivalent to bureau + -crat.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: bureaucrate

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbjʊɹəkɹæt/
British English: /ˈbjʊəɹəkɹæt/

Inflected Forms

bureaucrats (plural)

Derived Forms

antibureaucrat bureaucratese bureaucratess bureaucratic bureaucratically bureaucratism bureaucratist bureaucratistic bureaucratitis bureaucratization bureaucratspeak businesscrat

Phrases

faceless bureaucrat dull functionary

Frequently Paired Words

bureaucracy dull functionary faceless bureaucrat

Synonyms

administrator bureaucrat clerk mandarin paper-pusher pen-pusher pencil pusher administrative official

Homonyms

burocrat

Questions

How do you pronounce bureaucrat?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbjʊɹəkɹæt/.
What does bureaucrat mean?: An official who is part of a bureaucracy.
Where does bureaucrat come from?: It is traced to French.

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