"apparat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: apparats [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːt Etymology: Borrowed from Russian аппара́т (apparát, “apparatus, apparat”). Doublet of apparatus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ru|аппара́т||apparatus, apparat}} Russian аппара́т (apparát, “apparatus, apparat”), {{doublet|en|apparatus}} Doublet of apparatus Head templates: {{en-noun}} apparat (plural apparats)
  1. The Soviet machinery of state bureaucratic administration, or a similar communistic structure. Related terms: apparatchik, apparatus
    Sense id: en-apparat-en-noun-2pG3viIz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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