Idiom
faceless bureaucrat
Meaning
A stereotypical anonymous, interchangeable and unaccountable government official.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“A faceless bureaucrat denied my application without any explanation.”
“The local residents felt frustrated because every request they sent was blocked by some faceless bureaucrat in a distant office.”
“The reform failed because every attempt at progress was systematically dismantled by a faceless bureaucrat who prioritized rigid procedure over the public good.”
Examples
simple
“A faceless bureaucrat denied my application without any explanation.”
contextual
“The local residents felt frustrated because every request they sent was blocked by some faceless bureaucrat in a distant office.”
complex
“The reform failed because every attempt at progress was systematically dismantled by a faceless bureaucrat who prioritized rigid procedure over the public good.”
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