Machtmensch

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German

Etymology

Macht (power) +‎ Mensch (man)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaxtˌmɛnʃ/
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Noun

Machtmensch m (weak, genitive Machtmenschen, plural Machtmenschen)

  1. (derogatory) power-hungry person; careerist
    • 2020 October 12, Joachim Riedl, “Schöngeist und Nazi”, in Die Zeit:
      In einer neuen Biografie zeichnet der Wiener Zeithistoriker Oliver Rathkolb das Leben des Karriere-Nazis nach, der vieles in seiner Person vereinigen wollte: Machtmensch und Priester unter dem Hakenkreuz, Schöngeist und Nazi, Diva und Einpeitscher, Organisator und Hymnendichter der nationalen Bewegung.
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