bureaucratn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈbjʊərəkrat/,

/ˈbjɔːrəkrat/, U.S.

/ˈbjʊrəˌkræt/

Forms:

α. 1800s– bureaucrat, 1900s– burocrat.

β. 1800s– bureauocrat.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: bureau n., -crat comb. form.

Etymology: < bureau n. + -crat comb. form, after bureaucracy n. and French bureaucrate (1792; 1790 as †burocrate ). Compare German Bürokrat (1821 as †Bureaukrat ). Compare earlier bureaucratic adj. and slightly later bureaucratist n.In β. forms showing remodelling of the ending after -ocrat comb. form; compare bureau-ocracy at bureaucracy n. Forms. N.E.D. (1888) gives the pronunciation as (biū^ə·rokræt) /ˈbjʊərəʊkræt/.

Frequently depreciative.

A. n.

A person who is part of a bureaucracy; esp. an official who displays characteristics regarded as typical of bureaucracy, as strict adherence to formal procedure, and a desire to increase or centralize administrative power. Also occasionally: an advocate or supporter of bureaucracy (cf. bureaucratist n.).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > [noun] > bureaucrat or bureaucratist

bureaucrat1832

paper-chaser1884

paper-pusher1942

rond de cuir1963

1832 Mechanic's Mag. 31 Mar. 455/1 After those enormous frauds of the Bureaucrats, for which history affords no parallel, the examination of the public accounts should at once be transferred to the Royal Society.

1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke II. xx. 295 The tyrants of the earth..the plutocrats and bureaucrats.

1883 Harper's Mag. June 107/1 He [sc. Peter the Great] was a great centralizer and bureaucrat.

1920 Times 18 May 10/4 The egregious ‘Consumers' Council’, which is practically a body appointed by the bureaucrats who wish to continue in receipt of fat salaries.

1948 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 255 150/1 In an attempt to rectify the unhealthy influence of the bureaucrats, the Cabinet approved a draft bill..designed to eliminate the influence of the bureaucracy.

1971 Economist 2 Jan. 10/2 The bogey of power-hungry bureaucrats in Brussels riding roughshod over the Queen in Parliament is mere rhetoric.

2004 M. D. Kessler May it please Court v. 27 They [sc. legal decisions] bore the judge's signature, but the research on each one had been performed by a nameless, faceless bureaucrat.

B. adj. (attributive).

Of or relating to bureaucrats or bureaucracy; bureaucratic.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > [adjective] > bureaucratic

functionary1668

bureaucratic1800

tape-tying1832

bureaucrat1849

red-tapish1850

red-tapey1860

tape-bound1900

tape-tied1900

striped-trouser(ed)1934

1849 Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper 9 Sept. 1/3 A reduction of bureaucrat formalities.

1870 Daily News 3 Nov. That bureaucrat love of classification which is the curse of France.

1922 Fortn. Rev. 1 Apr. 536 Erzberger and Windthorst, who outside bureaucrat circles were the two essentially political minds of the Germany created by the War of 1870.

1993 D. J. Solinger China's Transition from Socialism iii. 71 This policy has been constrained at times by the bureaucrat approach.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bureaucrat
释义	bureaucratn.adj. Brit. /ˈbjʊərəkrat/, /ˈbjɔːrəkrat/, U.S. /ˈbjʊrəˌkræt/ Forms: α. 1800s– bureaucrat, 1900s– burocrat. β. 1800s– bureauocrat. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: bureau n., -crat comb. form. Etymology: < bureau n. + -crat comb. form, after bureaucracy n. and French bureaucrate (1792; 1790 as †burocrate ). Compare German Bürokrat (1821 as †Bureaukrat ). Compare earlier bureaucratic adj. and slightly later bureaucratist n.In β. forms showing remodelling of the ending after -ocrat comb. form; compare bureau-ocracy at bureaucracy n. Forms. N.E.D. (1888) gives the pronunciation as (biū^ə·rokræt) /ˈbjʊərəʊkræt/. Frequently depreciative. A. n. A person who is part of a bureaucracy; esp. an official who displays characteristics regarded as typical of bureaucracy, as strict adherence to formal procedure, and a desire to increase or centralize administrative power. Also occasionally: an advocate or supporter of bureaucracy (cf. bureaucratist n.). ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > [noun] > bureaucrat or bureaucratist bureaucrat1832 paper-chaser1884 paper-pusher1942 rond de cuir1963 1832 Mechanic's Mag. 31 Mar. 455/1 After those enormous frauds of the Bureaucrats, for which history affords no parallel, the examination of the public accounts should at once be transferred to the Royal Society. 1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke II. xx. 295 The tyrants of the earth..the plutocrats and bureaucrats. 1883 Harper's Mag. June 107/1 He [sc. Peter the Great] was a great centralizer and bureaucrat. 1920 Times 18 May 10/4 The egregious ‘Consumers' Council’, which is practically a body appointed by the bureaucrats who wish to continue in receipt of fat salaries. 1948 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 255 150/1 In an attempt to rectify the unhealthy influence of the bureaucrats, the Cabinet approved a draft bill..designed to eliminate the influence of the bureaucracy. 1971 Economist 2 Jan. 10/2 The bogey of power-hungry bureaucrats in Brussels riding roughshod over the Queen in Parliament is mere rhetoric. 2004 M. D. Kessler May it please Court v. 27 They [sc. legal decisions] bore the judge's signature, but the research on each one had been performed by a nameless, faceless bureaucrat. B. adj. (attributive). Of or relating to bureaucrats or bureaucracy; bureaucratic. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > [adjective] > bureaucratic functionary1668 bureaucratic1800 tape-tying1832 bureaucrat1849 red-tapish1850 red-tapey1860 tape-bound1900 tape-tied1900 striped-trouser(ed)1934 1849 Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper 9 Sept. 1/3 A reduction of bureaucrat formalities. 1870 Daily News 3 Nov. That bureaucrat love of classification which is the curse of France. 1922 Fortn. Rev. 1 Apr. 536 Erzberger and Windthorst, who outside bureaucrat circles were the two essentially political minds of the Germany created by the War of 1870. 1993 D. J. Solinger China's Transition from Socialism iii. 71 This policy has been constrained at times by the bureaucrat approach. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1832
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