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 A '''bureaucrat''' neutrally executes a process without involving any of his or her own judgement except in minute details.
-[[Wikipedia]] uses this term to describe those with [[sysop]] status on more than one project, who are trusted to execute the [[sysopping protocol]] (how sysops come into being, and cease to exist - although the latter NEVER happens on Wikipedia which is run by a cabal).  There is a list of them at [[m:bureaucrat]].  Supposedly, they lose this status for abuses.  But since the list includes several known abusers (Daniel Mayer, "Angela", Tim Starling and others) who always support the [[sysop power structure]] or [[usurper]]s (like the developers) it is not clear that anyone will ever lose bureaucrat status.  More likely, they will flaunt status as a bureaucrat to "prove" that they have not abused their power, when they have.
 The British TV series "Yes, Minister" and "Yes, Prime Minister" are about the way bureaucrats steal power.
 [[Consumerium]] may be able to more correctly implement this with a political [[faction]] level that would actually put representatives of the users (and to a lesser degree the contributors) in charge of the '''bureaucrat''' activities.