sa·trap (sātrăp, sătrăp)
n.
► A governor of a province in ancient Persia.
► A ruler.
► A subordinate bureaucrat or official: “The satraps of Capitol Hill will not sit idly by” (David Nyhan).

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satrap
[Middle English satrape, from Old French, from Latin satrapēs, from Greek, from Old Persian khshathrapāvā, protector of the province  : khshathra-, realm, province + pāvā, protector; see pā- in Indo-European Roots.]

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