bureaucrat
Sign in to savethumb|Statue of a Tang dynasty official, 7th–8th century A bureaucrat is a member of a bureaucracy and can compose the administration of any organization of any size, although the term usually connotes someone within an institution of government.
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- Role in society
- Types of bureaucrat
- Classical
- American
- Chinese
- European
- Prussian
- Russian
- Modern
- Attributes of bureaucrats
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Statue of a Tang dynasty official, 7th–8th century A bureaucrat is a member of a bureaucracy and can compose the administration of any organization of any size, although the term usually connotes someone within an institution of government.
The term bureaucrat derives from "bureaucracy", which in turn derives from the French "bureaucratie" first known from the 18th century. Bureaucratic work had already been performed for many centuries. The term may also refer to managerial and directorial executives in the corporate sector.