educrat

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈɛd͡ʒəkɹæt/

Definition of educrat

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (derogatory)An official or administrator in a school district or government body.
    “This is a great example of an educrat, getting in the way of what's right to push a failed political ideology.”
    “It has everything to do with the educrat industry whose grip on our children Hillary is helping to maintain.”
    “Many educrats make much of their income and build their reputations trying to fix the problems they themselves created with their dopey educational methodologies.”
    “As a result of the misguided educrats, college students across the country now spend much of the first two years in remedial classes […]”

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Etymology

Etymology tree English educator Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Hellenic *-rós Ancient Greek -ρός (-rós) Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)bor. Latin burrus Latin burra Old French…

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Etymology tree English educator Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Hellenic *-rós Ancient Greek -ρός (-rós) Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)bor. Latin burrus Latin burra Old French *bure Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -ellus Old French -el Old French burel French bureau Proto-Indo-European *kret- Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā)lbor. French -cratie French bureaucratie French bureaucratebor. English bureaucrat blend English educrat Blend of educator + bureaucrat.

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