jack-in-office

English

Alternative forms

jack in office

Noun

jack-in-office (plural jacks-in-office)

(pejorative) A self-important but minor official.

Synonyms

jack guardant (archaic), petty functionary

Hypernyms

bureaucrat, official, see also: Thesaurus:bureaucrat

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