apparat

noun

Examples of apparat in a Sentence

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What follows is an all-too-plausible scenario of crass consumerism gone wild, economic collapse and terror when all the apparats stop working. F.d. Flam, The Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2024 Even so, with some lobbying by a chum in the apparat, he was invited to join up. Edward Kosner, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022

Word History

Etymology

Russian

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of apparat was in 1941

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“Apparat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apparat. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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