Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index B Cite bureaucrat: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bu•reau•crat Pronunciation: (byoor'u-krat"), [key] — n. an official of a bureaucracy. an official who works by fixed routine without exercising intelligent judgment. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: bureaucrat (Thesaurus) bureaucracy bureaucratese TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. February 2021 Current Events: US News The Berlin Conference and the Partition of Africa The Implied Powers of Congress Noble Titles and Ranks in a Monarchy Keeping Your Brain Active in a COVID-19 World The Manchu Related Content Daily Word Quiz: protean Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language