Antonyms for apparatchik


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ah-puh-rah-chik; Russian uh-puh-raht-chyik
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɑ pəˈrɑ tʃɪk; Russian ʌ pʌˈrɑt tʃyɪk


Definition of apparatchik

Origin :
  • "Communist agent or spy," 1941, originally in writings of Arthur Koestler, from Russian, from apparat "political organization" (see apparat). Russian plural is apparatchiki.
  • As in communist : noun card-carrying communist

Synonyms for apparatchik

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