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apparat

ap·pa·rat
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ap-uh-rat, ah-puh-raht]
    • /ˌæp əˈræt, ˌɑ pəˈrɑt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ap-uh-rat, ah-puh-raht]
    • /ˌæp əˈræt, ˌɑ pəˈrɑt/

Definitions of apparat word

  • noun apparat the Communist Party organization in the former Soviet Union and other states 3
  • noun apparat an organization; esp., a political organization 3
  • noun apparat an organization or existing power structure, especially a political one: a position of leadership within the party apparat; The chess apparat is not eager to change tournament rules. 1
  • noun apparat The administrative system of a communist party, typically in a communist country. 1
  • noun apparat The Soviet machinery of state bureaucratic administration, or a similar communistic structure. 0

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Origin of apparat

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
1940-45; < Russian apparát orig., scientific apparatus < German < Latin apparātus. See apparatus

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Parts of speech for Apparat

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

apparat popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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