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April 8, 2025

Word of the Day: Apparatchik

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Word of the Day
: April 8, 2025

\ah-puh-RAH-chik\ noun

What It Means

Apparatchik is used disapprovingly to refer to a blindly devoted official, follower, or member of an organization, such as a corporation or political party.

// This generation of graduates wants more out of life than to become establishment apparatchiks.

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