Apparatchik
noun
Pronunciation: ˌæpəˈrætʃɪk
Definition
A loyal, unquestioning member of a political party or bureaucratic organization who strictly adheres to the established hierarchy.
Examples
The committee was filled with apparatchiks who were more concerned with internal party loyalty than with solving the city's problems.
He rose through the ranks not by innovation, but by being the most reliable apparatchik in the regional office.
Critics accused the new appointees of being mere apparatchiks rather than independent experts in their fields.
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