apparatchik
pronunciation
How to pronounce apparatchik in British English:
UK [ˌæpəˈrɑ:tʃɪk]
How to pronounce apparatchik in American English:
US [ˌɑpəˈrɑtʃɪk]
Word Origin
Example
- 1. But as a mere mortal and lifelong apparatchik born in 1950 , she might struggle .
- 2. A former party leader and long-time apparatchik , mr hollande secured 57 % of the vote , next to 43 % for his rival , martine aubry , the mayor of lille .
- 3. Whatever the intent , the performance was a reminder that guo , 44 years old , is not just another apparatchik running a big state-owned chinese enterprise . Nor is fosun yet another lumbering chinese behemoth .
- 4. Perhaps trickiest of all , as a longtime apparatchik who ran the party for 11 years and has never held a ministerial job , mr hollande will have to counter the widespread perception that he is not up to the top job .