Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. See apparatus.
Wiktionary
- n. The Soviet machinery of state bureaucratic administration, or a similar communistic structure.
Etymologies
- From Russian аппарат (apparát, "apparatus, apparat"); cognate to apparatus. (Wiktionary)
- Russian, the government organization or staff, from German Apparat, a political organization, from Latin apparātus, preparation; see apparatus. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“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.”
“But Mr. Medvedev's lack of a background in the security services or a base of support in the apparat was a plus.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
The Huffington Post: William Bradley: NCIS: America's Favorite Show and What It Tells Us
“However, Gadhafi's internal security apparat was less extensive than Saddam Hussein's, and most of the mercenaries will melt away.”
“How could such a person, who also had full access to information gathered by the world's most sophisticated intelligence apparat -- as well as information from the CIA -- have been so disastrously wrong?”
The Huffington Post: William Bradley: Tony Blair's Ghost (Writer)
“So far the recovery has favored the government-dominated apparat and those places where public workers congregate.”
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