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apparat

American  
[ap-uh-rat, ah-puh-raht] / ˌæp əˈræt, ˌɑ pəˈrɑt /

noun

  1. an organization or existing power structure, especially a political one.

    a position of leadership within the party apparat; The chess apparat is not eager to change tournament rules.
apparat British  
/ ˌæpəˈrɑːt /

noun

  1. the Communist Party organization in the former Soviet Union and other states

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Etymology

Origin of apparat

1940–45; < Russian apparát originally, scientific apparatus < German < Latin apparātus. See apparatus

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