Sir Humphrey

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(UK) A high-ranking bureaucrat, particularly one who is elitist and deliberately obscure.

Wanted: a Sir Humphrey for funds to hide behind [...]Key skills required:— Ability to move head vertically rather than horizontally when asked to promote anything desired by the fund management companies who pay your salary— Ability to c…

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. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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