Definitions

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  • noun An administrative official at the headquarters of the European Union.

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  • noun slang A sardonic term for an employee or minister of the European Union, typically working in Brussels or Strasbourg.

Etymologies

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Blend of Euro- and bureaucrat

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Examples

  • They include banning ministers and officials from referring to unpopular EU institutions like the European Commission, places such as Brussels and Strasbourg, the euro currency, terms like "Eurocrat" and "EU directive" and controversial policies such as the Common Agricultural Policy and the EU constitution.

    The Great Deception continues Richard 2006

  • "All negotiations end with a degree of ambiguity," Étienne Davignon, a former senior Eurocrat, told a meeting at a Friends of Europe forum in October.

    Europe's Leaders May Need History Lesson Stephen Fidler 2011

  • And for the record, I am a third-generation American from the U.K., so hopefully Mr. Hannan and his followers won't see me as a Eurocrat dedicated to improving my lot in life.

    European Commission Doesn't Rule the EU on Its Own 2011

  • I think of Peter Mandelson as an example of a Eurocrat ...... to whit one who is determined to use whatever means to destroy all working class benefits and rights and achieve a New Serfdom (sigh).

    The Volokh Conspiracy » The EU SPV 2010

  • Congress was unveiling the final details of a corporate tax bill so laden with subsidies, and so infused with government industrial policy, that any Eurocrat would be proud to call it his own.

    All Holes, No Cheese?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • At every turn this or that Euro Nabob or Eurocrat will say that they would ‘love’ Britain to play its full part in the EU.

    Archive 2008-01-13 2008

  • At every turn this or that Euro Nabob or Eurocrat will say that they would ‘love’ Britain to play its full part in the EU.

    €uro: A Rabbit in the Hat? 2008

  • I think of Peter Mandelson as an example of a Eurocrat......to whit one who is determined to use whatever means to destroy all working class benefits and rights and achieve a New Serfdom sigh.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » The EU SPV 2010

  • Clegg is often described as a former Eurocrat, which makes him sound very dull.

    General election 2010 live blog - Sunday 2 May senior political correspondent 2010

  • I do not want some Eurocrat deciding where, how much, and in what form my money is donated.

    Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister? 2010

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