I think the pejorative tone implies the second definition in these common definitions bureaucrat, but of course you knew that...
bu·reau·crat (byo͝or′ə-krăt′)
n.
1. An official of a bureaucracy.
2. An official who is rigidly devoted to the details of administrative procedure.
bu′reau·crat′ic adj.
bu′reau·crat′i·cal·ly adv.
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bureaucrat (ˈbjʊərəˌkræt)
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an official in a bureaucracy
2. an official who adheres to bureaucracy, esp rigidly
bureaucratism n
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bu•reau•crat (ˈbyʊər əˌkræt)
n.
1. an official of a bureaucracy.
2. an official who works by fixed routine without exercising intelligent judgment.
[1835–45; < French bureaucrate. See -crat]
bu`reau•crat′ic, adj.
bu`reau•crat′i•cal•ly, adv.
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