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ap•pa•rat•chik
(ä"pu-rä'chik; Russ. u-pu-rät'chyik),
—n., pl. -chiks; Russ. -chi•ki (-chyi•kye)
a member of an apparat, esp. in a Communist country.
(ä"pu-rä'chik; Russ. u-pu-rät'chyik),
—n., pl. -chiks; Russ. -chi•ki (-chyi•kye)
a member of an apparat, esp. in a Communist country.