Eurocratn.

Brit.

/ˈjʊərə(ʊ)krat/,

/ˈjɔːrə(ʊ)krat/, U.S.

/ˈjərəˌkræt/,

/ˈjʊrəˌkræt/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Euro- comb. form, -crat comb. form.

Etymology: < Euro- comb. form + -crat comb. form, punningly after bureaucrat n. Compare slightly later Eurocracy n. 2 and Eurocratic adj.

Frequently depreciative.

A member of the administrative staff of any of various European organizations, esp. the European Union or its predecessors (see European adj. 5b).

ΚΠ

1961 Economist 29 July 449/1 These new ‘Eurocrats’ are worth watching.

1975 Calif. Law Rev. 63 1398 Because of its technical intricacies, this [sc. agriculture] has been a Eurocrat's paradise.

1991 Investors Chron. 26 July 11/2 If market forces pose no threat to the industry's future, Brussels's Eurocrats may.

2004 Daily Tel. 26 Apr. 20/3 In the EU ‘no’ does not mean ‘no’... Eurocrats in pursuit of a goal just keep on caucusing and voting until their idea is approved.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	eurocrat
释义	Eurocratn. Brit. /ˈjʊərə(ʊ)krat/, /ˈjɔːrə(ʊ)krat/, U.S. /ˈjərəˌkræt/, /ˈjʊrəˌkræt/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Euro- comb. form, -crat comb. form. Etymology: < Euro- comb. form + -crat comb. form, punningly after bureaucrat n. Compare slightly later Eurocracy n. 2 and Eurocratic adj. Frequently depreciative. A member of the administrative staff of any of various European organizations, esp. the European Union or its predecessors (see European adj. 5b). ΚΠ 1961 Economist 29 July 449/1 These new ‘Eurocrats’ are worth watching. 1975 Calif. Law Rev. 63 1398 Because of its technical intricacies, this [sc. agriculture] has been a Eurocrat's paradise. 1991 Investors Chron. 26 July 11/2 If market forces pose no threat to the industry's future, Brussels's Eurocrats may. 2004 Daily Tel. 26 Apr. 20/3 In the EU ‘no’ does not mean ‘no’... Eurocrats in pursuit of a goal just keep on caucusing and voting until their idea is approved. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1961
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