apparatchik
/ˌæpəˈrɑːtʃɪk/noun
(pl.apparatchiks或apparatchiki /-kɪ/)
1- derogatory or humorous an official in a large organization, especially a political one〈贬或幽默〉(庞大组织尤指政治机构的)官员:
Tory apparatchiks.
托利党的官员们。
1.1
- chiefly historical a member of a Communist Party apparat〈主史〉共产党行政机构成员。
词源
1940s: from Russian, from apparat (see APPARAT).