|ˈäpəˌrät; ˌapə-| noun chiefly historical the administrative system of a communist party, typically in a communist country. ORIGIN 1940s: Russian, from German, literally ‘apparatus.’
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|ˈäpəˌrät; ˌapə-| noun chiefly historical the administrative system of a communist party, typically in a communist country. ORIGIN 1940s: Russian, from German, literally ‘apparatus.’