| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| apparatchik |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ap·pa·ra·tchik |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  ä p -rä ch k |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. ap·pa·ra·tchiks or ap·pa·ra·tchi·ki (-ch-k )
1. A member of a Communist apparat. 2. An unquestioningly loyal subordinate, especially of a political leader or organization. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Russian, from apparat, apparat. See apparat.
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