"apparat - structure, mechanism, etc. of an organization, especially a political one."

I need to add, that described meaning of today's word *apparat*, is only one of a few in Russian language. Other meanings (correlate with the word *apparatus*) are - engine, appliance, device, equipment, gadget, mechanism, machine; in medicine - group of systems united to perform a specific function, e.g. *locomotor* apparat = skeleton + muscles for movement. It might as well came directly from Latin in addition to german route, as most scientific words, and was russianized by omitting 'us' suffix, as we usually do.
Also, a female member of political apparat, as Alice (Mahon) is *apparatchiza* ['z' pronounced as in pizza], and male is *apparatchik*.


Viktor V. Trukov

Viktor V. Trukov