bureaucrat
gb/bjˈʊɹoʊkɹˌæt/ us/bjˈʊɹoʊkɹˌæt/
B2
אנגלית
~ 9200
köztisztviselő, hivatalnok, bürokrata
שם עצם
B2
1
hivatalnok
B1
תבנית שימוש:
a bureaucrat in [a government department/agency]
After twenty years as a bureaucrat in the finance ministry, she knows the budget process inside out.
Húsz év után a pénzügyminisztérium köztisztviselőjeként kívülről-belülről ismeri a költségvetési folyamatot.
Local bureaucrats are responsible for processing business licenses and permits.
A helyi köztisztviselők felelősek a vállalkozói engedélyek és más hatósági engedélyek ügyintézéséért.
The new policy was written by senior bureaucrats in the education department.
Many bureaucrats remain in their posts even when the ruling party changes.
As a career bureaucrat, he advised several different presidents on health policy.
דוגמאות ללומדים
Her father is a bureaucrat in the city government.
Az apja köztisztviselő a városi önkormányzatnál.
The bureaucrats in this office check all the forms carefully.
Ebben a hivatalban a hivatalnokok minden nyomtatványt gondosan ellenőriznek.
Many bureaucrats stay in the same job for many years.
I met a friendly bureaucrat who helped me with my passport.
The country has thousands of bureaucrats working in the capital.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bureaucrat' (a person) with 'bureaucracy' (the system or organization) and 'bureaucratic' (an adjective). For example, they may say *'the bureaucrat of our country is very slow'* when they mean 'the bureaucracy of our country is very slow'.
משמעות
Non-elected government administrator
צירופים
career bureaucrat
|senior bureaucrat
|government bureaucrat
|unelected bureaucrat
|high-ranking bureaucrat
|federal bureaucrat
מילים נרדפות
civil servant (More neutral and commonly used in British English for a government administrator; slightly less negative than 'bureaucrat'.)
|
government official (Broader term that can include both administrative staff and high-level decision-makers.)
הפכים
businessperson (Works in the private sector rather than in government administration, so is an opposite in terms of workplace and role.)
נושאים
politics
|work
|law
הגדרה
A person who works in the government office system, doing administrative work but not making laws or winning elections.
A non-elected government official whose job is to manage and carry out public administration, especially within ministries, agencies, or departments.
שם עצם
C1
2
bürokrata
B2
תבנית שימוש:
a [petty/faceless] bureaucrat who [does something]
The project was delayed for months by a petty bureaucrat who kept asking for new forms.
A projektet hónapokkal késleltette egy kicsinyes bürokrata, aki folyton újabb űrlapokat kért.
She called the immigration officer a heartless bureaucrat for refusing the visa on a tiny technicality.
Szívtelen bürokratának nevezte a bevándorlási tisztviselőt, amiért egy apró technikai kifogás miatt megtagadta a vízumot.
Entrepreneurs complain that faceless bureaucrats make it too hard to start a business.
He felt trapped in a system run by bureaucrats who cared more about paperwork than people.
Instead of helping, the local bureaucrats hid behind regulations and refused to take responsibility.
דוגמאות ללומדים
We lost a week because one bureaucrat wanted another signature.
Elvesztettünk egy hetet, mert egy bürokrata még egy aláírást akart.
Many people think bureaucrats only say no and ask for more papers.
Sokan úgy gondolják, hogy a bürokraták csak nemet mondanak, és még több papírt kérnek.
He is a real bureaucrat and will not bend any rule.
They blamed some petty bureaucrats for stopping the new plan.
People were angry at the bureaucrats who made the process so slow.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes think 'bureaucrat' is always negative. In fact, it can be neutral in meaning 1, but in many news stories and conversations it has this critical sense of being rule-obsessed and unhelpful. Context usually shows which sense is intended.
משמעות
Rule-obsessed, obstructive official
צירופים
petty bureaucrat
|faceless bureaucrat
|paper-pushing bureaucrat
|obstructive bureaucrat
|unhelpful bureaucrat
מילים נרדפות
paper-pusher (Informal and clearly negative; focuses on doing pointless paperwork rather than being helpful.)
|
jobsworth (British informal; strongly critical of someone who refuses to be flexible because 'it's more than my job's worth'.)
הפכים
problem-solver (Describes someone who focuses on finding practical solutions rather than blocking action with rules and procedures.)
נושאים
work
|society
|emotions
|politics
|communication
הגדרה
An office worker, usually in government, who follows every rule very strictly and makes things slow and difficult for people.
A government or administrative official who is seen as caring more about rules, forms, and procedures than about helping people or getting results, often causing delay or frustration.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
bureaucrat
IPA
GB/bjˈʊɹoʊkɹˌæt/
US/bjˈʊɹoʊkɹˌæt/
הברות והטעמה
bur - eau - crat (3 הברות)
Stress on 1st syllable (bur)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: bureaucrat
- Plural: bureaucrats
משפחת מילים
Forms
bureaucrats
noun
Core family
bureaucracy
noun B2
bureaucratic
adjective B2
Related words
bureaucratically
adverb C1
Negative and opposite forms
unbureaucratic
adjective
Advanced or less common
bureaucratize
verb
bureaucratization
noun C2
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