Noun: apparatchik (apparatchiks,apparatchiki) ,aa-pu'raa-chik or ,a-pu'raa-chik [N. Amer], ,a-pu'raa-chik [Brit]
- A communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party
"The apparatchik followed party orders without question"
- A humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large organization (especially a political organization)
"Democratic apparatchiks"
Derived forms: apparatchiks, apparatchiki
Type of: commie [informal], commo [informal], communist, functionary, official, red [informal]
Encyclopedia: Apparatchik