Several senior bureaucrats were demoted, and many chose to resign.

The door opened for a senior bureaucrat looking well groomed in a gray suit.

At the top there are very senior bureaucrats who, with their counterparts in the military and judiciary, form a state elite.

Thus, most of the power lies within the ministries, with the senior bureaucrats.

This will mean a 6 percent cut for all but the most senior bureaucrats, who have received few recent raises.

However, unlike this meeting, it was mostly attended by senior bureaucrats.

Legislators had the right to lobby ministers and senior bureaucrats directly.

The worst criminals, the senior bureaucrats of hate, are offstage.

It also created a similar cooling-off period for senior bureaucrats, which lasted six months.

In the past, Thailand's powerful military and senior bureaucrats were also said to have been involved in the final choice of the country's leader.