bureaucrat
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/ˈbjʊrəkræt/
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/ˈbjʊərəkræt/
a government official who follows rules very strictly
The local bureaucrat made us fill out many forms for a simple request.
当地那位严格遵守规则的政府官员让我们为一项简单的请求填写了许多表格。