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bureaucrat Synonyms

Another word for bureaucrat

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• noun (Context 1)

An official who works in a government department or large administrative system, especially one perceived as overly concerned with procedural rules and routine at the expense of efficiency or common sense.

Usage Example

"The small business owner grew frustrated after waiting months for andistant functionary to approve the building permit."

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functionary
Strong
civil servant
official
administrator
paper-pusher
pencil-pusher
mandarin
apparatchik

• Nearby Words

burdock
bureau
bureaucracy
bureaucrat
bureaucratic
bureaucratically
burg

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Bureaucrat. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/bureaucrat
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