afrocrat

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Meaning · English

An employee or minister of the AU Commission or a similar Pan-African organization.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Losing its former political leaders, it re-embodied itself in the team of "Afrocrats” associated with the UN Economic Commission for Africa ( UNECA ) .

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “afrocrat” mean?

An employee or minister of the AU Commission or a similar Pan-African organization.

Is “afrocrat” formal or informal?

afrocrat is generally slang.