noun, slang ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An employee or minister of the European Union, typically working in Brussels or Strasbourg. derogatory, slang
2. 2
   Alternative letter-case form of Eurocrat. alt-of

   "And it put Britain’s most senior and most experienced eurocrat, Jonathan Faull, in charge of it."

Example

More examples

"And it put Britain’s most senior and most experienced eurocrat, Jonathan Faull, in charge of it."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Blend of Euro- + bureaucrat, by surface analysis, Euro- + -crat.

Etymology 2

Blend of euro- + bureaucrat, by surface analysis, euro- + -crat.

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