ALL meanings of apparat
ap·pa·rat
A a - 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