Apparatchik

Pronunciation

UK IPA: /apÉ™ËˆÉ¹atÊƒÉªk/
US IPA: /Ã¦pÉ™ËˆÉ¹Ã¦tÍ¡ÊƒÉªk/

Origin

From Russian Ð°Ð¿Ð¿Ð°Ñ€Ð°Ñ‚Ñ‡Ð¸Ðº (apparÃ¡tÄik, "operator, apparatchik"), from Ð°Ð¿Ð¿Ð°Ñ€Ð°Ñ‚ (apparÃ¡t, "apparat, apparatus (of state)") + suffix -Ñ‡Ð¸Ðº.

Full definition of apparatchik

Noun

apparatchik

(plural apparatchiks or apparatchiki)

(historical) A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent. from 20th c.
A blindly loyal bureaucrat. from 20th c.