Comments on: apparatchik http://www.englishrules.com/wotd/2009/apparatchik/ Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:24:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alex MacLeanhttp://www.englishrules.com/wotd/2009/apparatchik/#comment-209 Alex MacLean Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:55:47 +0000 http://www.englishrules.com/wotd/2009/10/05/apparatchik/#comment-209 While I acknowledge the wider (and growing) current usage, is this word not historically associated with the Soviet-era communist party? I think the etymology is useful, if not interesting. I'll look it up, since you've piqued my interest.To me it connotes a sense of ideological commitment, and not just "loyalty" to, for instance, a corporation or a brand. But I could be wrong; it could be changing in its applicability. Thanks for the blog - it's a pleasure to read! While I acknowledge the wider (and growing) current usage, is this word not historically associated with the Soviet-era communist party? I think the etymology is useful, if not interesting. I’ll look it up, since you’ve piqued my interest.

To me it connotes a sense of ideological commitment, and not just “loyalty” to, for instance, a corporation or a brand. But I could be wrong; it could be changing in its applicability. Thanks for the blog – it’s a pleasure to read!

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