Apparatchik (noun)
ap-ar-ar-ch-ik
(historic) A member of a Communist Party apparat.
(informal/humorous) An official in a large political organization.
1940s Russian, from apparat
Example sentences
“The old apparatchiks have given way to a more modern government.”
Lurdan (noun) lur-dn A lazy, stupid, loutish fellow. 1250–1300; Middle English, Middle French lourdin dullard, equivalent to lourd heavy, dull (more…)
