apparatchik

 
Pronunciation: /ˌapəˈratʃɪk/

noun (plural apparatchiks or apparatchiki /-kiː/)

  • 1chiefly historical a member of a Communist Party apparat: old apparatchiks have given way to the Russian government’s young reformers
  • 2 derogatory or humorous an official in a large political organization: Tory apparatchiks

Origin:

1940s: from Russian, from apparat (see apparat)