/ Dictionary / Index B 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 Related Content Daily Word Quiz: paradox Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language