Meaning of the word bureaucrat in English

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bureaucrat

US /ˈbjʊr.ə.kræt/
UK /ˈbjʊə.rə.kræt/
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Noun

an official in a government department, especially one perceived as being concerned with procedural correctness at the expense of people's needs

Example:
The local bureaucrat insisted that all the forms be filled out in triplicate.
He was tired of dealing with faceless bureaucrats in the tax office.
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