apparatchik
noun [ C ] uk/ˌæp.əˈrætʃ.ɪk/ us/ˌɑː.pəˈrɑː.tʃɪk/
（某政党）忠诚的资深党员;（尤指前苏联）共产党忠诚的资深党员
a loyal and senior member of a political party, especially the Communist Party in the former USSR
A former apparatchik in the Communist Party, she became a diplomat. 她曾是一名忠诚的资深共产党员，后来成为了外交官。
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- To some political leaders, the results have shown the envoys to be nothing more than overrated apparatchiks who have made little difference.
- Most ex-guerilla fighters are in their forties now and have become party apparatchiks.
- She criticized him as a White House apparatchik who always backs the president.
- The convention will be a mix of professional politicians, high-ranking party apparatchiks and ordinary voters.