Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
a humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large organization (especially a political organization);
- Example: "Democratic apparatchiks"2.
a communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
apparatchik
n 1: a humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large
organization (especially a political organization);
"Democratic apparatchiks"
2: a communist who was a member of the administrative system of
a communist party