# apparatchik

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɑːpəˈɹɑːt͡ʃɪk/

## Definitions
1. A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent.
2. A blindly loyal bureaucrat.

## Etymology
From Russian аппара́тчик (apparátčik, “operator, apparatchik”), from аппара́т (apparát, “apparat, apparatus (of state)”) + suffix -чик (-čik).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/apparatchik