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.
當地那位嚴格遵守規則的政府官員讓我們為一項簡單的請求填寫了許多表格。