Eurocrat

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Eu·ro·crat

(yo͝or′ə-krăt′)

An administrative official at the headquarters of the European Union.

Eu′ro·crat′ic adj.

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eurocrat

(ˈjʊərəˌkræt)

(Professions) (sometimes capital) a member, esp a senior member, of the administration of the European Union

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Eu•ro•crat

(ˈyʊər əˌkræt, ˈyɜr-)

n.

a member of the administrative staff of the European Economic Community.

[1960–65]

Eu`ro•crat′ic, adj.

Translations

eurocrate

Eurocrat

[ˈjʊərəʊkræt] N (hum, pej) → eurócrata mf (burócrata de la UE)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

Eurocrat

[ˈjʊərəʊkræt] n → eurocrate mf

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Eurocrat

n → Eurokrat(in) m(f)

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Eurocrat

[ˈjʊərəʊˌkræt] n → eurocrate m/f

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