apparatchik

/ˌæpəˈrɑːtʃɪk/

ap·par·at·chik

BrE /ˌæpəˈrɑːtʃɪk/

NAmE /ˌæpəˈrɑːtʃɪk/

(from Russian, disapproving or humorous)

an official in a large political organization

party apparatchiks