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   bureaucrat

   /ˈbjʊərəkrat/

   noun

   • 1. an official in a government department, in particular one perceived as being concerned with procedural correctness at the expense of people's needs: "the unemployed will be dealt with not by faceless bureaucrats but by individuals"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from French bureaucrate, from bureaucratie (see bureaucracy).

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   • U

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   • E

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   • R

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