Sir Humphrey
Meaning
Noun
- A high-ranking bureaucrat, particularly one who is elitist and deliberately obscure.
Origin
- From the fictional character Sir Humphrey Appleby, a self-important, Oxford-educated civil servant first depicted in the 1980 premiere of the BBC television series Yes Minister.
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