as in officials
a worker in a government agency
the bureaucrats at the town hall seem to think that we need a building permit to build a tree house
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Recent Examples of bureaucrats
When city bureaucrats saw as liabilities schools that had been denied resources, parents saw community anchors.
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Stacy Davis Gates, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
This would reset the balance between the executive and legislative branches, demanding the House and Senate not cede excessive authority to unelected bureaucrats who are only too happy to usurp legislative powers.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
The fiduciary standards are developed in part by government bureaucrats.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The bureaucrats of the New Deal understood that very well.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
By comparison, a Board of Trade — in which bureaucrats, rather than markets, determine the shopping basket — looks more like industrial policy on a grand scale.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
In the Philippines, government offices are now open just four days a week and bureaucrats must limit the use of air conditioning to nothing cooler than 75°F (24°C).
—Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
The barrier was a system so centralized, bureaucrats and procedural that even a straightforward literacy effort became tangled in red tape.
—Daniel L Gordon, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
In the Philippines, government offices are now open just four days a week and bureaucrats must limit the use of air conditioning to nothing cooler than 75°F (24°C).
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Stacy Davis Gates, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
This would reset the balance between the executive and legislative branches, demanding the House and Senate not cede excessive authority to unelected bureaucrats who are only too happy to usurp legislative powers.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
The fiduciary standards are developed in part by government bureaucrats.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The bureaucrats of the New Deal understood that very well.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
By comparison, a Board of Trade — in which bureaucrats, rather than markets, determine the shopping basket — looks more like industrial policy on a grand scale.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
In the Philippines, government offices are now open just four days a week and bureaucrats must limit the use of air conditioning to nothing cooler than 75°F (24°C).
—Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
The barrier was a system so centralized, bureaucrats and procedural that even a straightforward literacy effort became tangled in red tape.
—Daniel L Gordon, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
In the Philippines, government offices are now open just four days a week and bureaucrats must limit the use of air conditioning to nothing cooler than 75°F (24°C).
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bureaucrats
Noun
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In contrast to concerns about an immigration crackdown in the United States ahead of the World Cup, Canadian officials speaking at the FIFA Congress stressed the nation’s diversity.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Senators voted on April 30 to restrict themselves from prediction markets as there is an increasing concern of insider trading by government officials, CNBC reports.—
William Earl,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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Spirit’s thousands of employees have lost their jobs, so there won’t be customer service agents to assist them.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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Despite the changes, Idris assured employees that the company does not anticipate any staffing cuts this summer.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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In a memo to the state's county clerks and registrars, Weber said official certification would happen in June for the November 3 general election ballot.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Alito, 76, has been hiring clerks for next term and intends to continue serving into at least 2027, the sources who have spoken to Alito told ABC.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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More than funding, though, is needed transparency by IDNR functionaries with marina boaters and Winthrop Harbor officials.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Their prestige suffers because it is conflated in the public’s mind with long lines at the DMV, fastidious building inspectors, parking tickets—the stuff of local functionaries.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 2026
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Cove Gardens, where my family lived, was a sprawling red brick rental complex built after the war for the light-industrial, service, and clerical workers who were saving up for their own houses in a better area.—
Chang-rae Lee,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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Dunn said Black domestic workers were often forced to work longer on election days by their white families, weakening their chances of casting a ballot.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Bureaucrats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureaucrats. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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