placeman
n. <英><贬>禄虫(指为个人私利而任命的官吏)
If you refer to a public official as a placeman, you disapprove of the fact that they use their position for their own personal benefit or to provide political support for those who appointed them.
...the party's programme to purify the Commons by the removal of placemen.
通过根除禄虫以净化英国议会下院的党纲
1. a disparaging term for an appointee
When the placeman dies, the supernumerary steps into his shoes.
假如那小官死了, 那接替他的人就可以接替他的位置.
The word "placeman" is often used contemptuously.
“官吏”这个词在使用时常常带有轻蔑的含义。