a loyal and senior member of a political party, especially the Communist Party in the former USSR

中文解释

（某政党）忠诚的资深党员;（尤指前苏联）共产党忠诚的资深党员 A former apparatchik in the Communist Party, she became a diplomat. 她曾是一名忠诚的资深共产党员，后来成为了外交官。