bureaucrat:
(plural: ‘bureaucrats‘; pronunciation: please listen to the pronunciation of this word in the video you see on the right of and below this text — for the right pronunciation, please click here)
The word ‘bureau’ means (a) a chest of drawers to keep clothes (b) a writing desk or table with drawers (c) a government office, and the work in an office is called ‘bureaucracy’ (d) an office of a large organisation; and (e) a business that gives out information. And in this context, ‘bureau’ is for “a government office”.
a typical bureaucrat (a govt official)
a government officer who holds most of the power of office;
an officer who likes to stick to the rules and regulations of the office;
a person in a business who tries to centre power of control in him/herself {mostly used in the negative sense},
e.g.
In some governments, a bureaucrat has more power than an elected people’s representative.
Bureaucrats, joining hands with some corrupt political leaders, can make people’s lives miserable.
During the rule of emergency, a country is usually run by bureaucrats and the police.
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A “Technocrat”, on the other hand, is a person with technical training and knowledge, and likes to find solutions to the present social problems by using technology. For an informative article that throws some light on ‘technocrat’, please click here.
