apparat

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ap·pa·rat

A0374700 (ăp′ə-răt′, ä′pə-rät′)n. See apparatus.
[Russian, the government organization or staff, from German Apparat, a political organization, from Latin apparātus, preparation; see apparatus.]

apparat

(ˌæpəˈrɑːt) n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the Communist Party organization in the former Soviet Union and other states[Russian, literally: apparatus]

ap•pa•rat

(ˌæp əˈræt, ˌɑ pəˈrɑt)

n. an organization or existing power structure, esp. a political one: the party apparat. [1940–45; < Russian, orig. scientific apparatus < German < Latin apparātus. See apparatus]