• lemminator@lemmy.today
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      1 month ago

      Does it? TIL I always thought it meant “official” or some such, but had no bearing on whether they were elected or not

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        an official in a government department, in particular one perceived as being concerned with procedural correctness at the expense of people’s needs.

        I’m starting to think they made it up

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          concerned with procedural correctness at the expense of people’s needs.

          Irregardless, that describes the exact opposite of Elon. He’s concerned with personal compensation at the expense of people’s needs.