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- noun The
Soviet machinery ofstate bureaucratic administration , or a similarcommunistic structure.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Mr. Medvedev's lack of a background in the security services or a base of support in the apparat was a plus for the incumbent.
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But Mr. Medvedev's lack of a background in the security services or a base of support in the apparat was a plus.
That Other Presidential Campaign Matthew Kaminski 2008
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But Mr. Medvedev's lack of a background in the security services or a base of support in the apparat was a plus.
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The Democratic Party national "apparat" lacks the guts and sense to stand up for what our country was founded for.
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Denunciation of Democratic Party Apparat yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Denunciation of Democratic Party Apparat'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: The Democratic Party national "apparat" lacks the guts and sense to stand up for what our country was founded for.
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"apparat" fighting discrimination simply because the realization of the goal might take time.
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The photographer was my old friend Bill Seil, who was at the time a newspaper reporter and is now ensconced in the Boeing PR apparat.
A Personal Note 2009
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But it did set up an intriguing beginning to the show's ninth season in the fall, one which says nefarious things about our national security apparat.
William Bradley: NCIS: America's Favorite Show and What It Tells Us William Bradley 2011
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But it did set up an intriguing beginning to the show's ninth season in the fall, one which says nefarious things about our national security apparat.
William Bradley: NCIS: America's Favorite Show and What It Tells Us William Bradley 2011
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The photographer was my old friend Bill Seil, who was at the time a newspaper reporter and is now ensconced in the Boeing PR apparat.
Stromata Blog: 2009
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