Apparatchik (Russian: аппара́тчик, plural apparatchiki)'s a Russian colloquial term for a full-time, professional functionary of the Communist Party or government; for example, an agent of the governmental or party "apparat" (apparatus) that held any position of bureaucratic or political responsibility, with the exception of the higher ranks of management. Members of the "apparat" were frequently transferred between different are… (More on Apparatchik)