apparatchik
apparatchik (ä
p
-rä
ch
k), noun.
1. A member of a Communist apparat (government organization or staff).
2. An unquestioningly loyal subordinate, especially of a political leader or organization.
Etymology: from Russian apparat, political organization; originally from Latin apparatus, instrument.
Early 1940s, from the writings of Arthur Koestler.
p
-rä
ch
k), noun.
1. A member of a Communist apparat (government organization or staff).
2. An unquestioningly loyal subordinate, especially of a political leader or organization.
Etymology: from Russian apparat, political organization; originally from Latin apparatus, instrument.
Early 1940s, from the writings of Arthur Koestler.