apparatchik

He's more like an American politician than a Chinese apparatchik.

他看起来不像是一个中国政治组织的领导人，更像是一个美国的政治家。

An apparatchik turns to the defence minister and asks, “Who are they?

共产党官员转向国防部部长问道：“他们是谁？”

My nod and smile elicit no hint of friendliness in return.An old apparatchik, I wonder, or just someone with unbelievably retro tastes in clothes and hairstyles?

我不知道他究竟是个老共产党员，还是只是一个有令人难以置信的衣服和发式品味的普通人。

apparatchik

n. 职业政党工作人员