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Meaning of Functionary | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

ˈfʌŋ(k).ʃn̩.(ə)ri

Definitions

A person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or governmental) who holds limited authority and primarily serves to carry out a simple function for which discretion is minimal or not required.
Such a person who is petty, pedantic, short-sighted, uncaring, or counterproductive; sometimes also with implication of being amoral or corrupt.

Equivalents

العربية الموظف مسؤول

Azərbaycanca məmur

Bosanski dužnosnica dužnosnik дужносник дужносница службеник чиновник чиновница

Català funcionari funcionària

Čeština referent

Deutsch Funktionär Funktionärin

Ελληνικά αξιωματούχος λειτουργός

Español funcionaria funcionario

Suomi virkailija

Français fonctionnaire

हिन्दी अधिकारी

Hrvatski dužnosnica dužnosnik дужносник дужносница службеник чиновник чиновница

Magyar tisztviselő

Bahasa Indonesia fungsionaris pemangku

Italiano funzionario

日本語公務員役人

한국어 공무원

Македонски службеник функционер

Nederlands functionaris

Polski funkcjonariusz funkcjonariuszka

Português funcionária funcionário

Română funcționar funcționară

Русский должностно́е лицо́ официа́льное лицо́ функционер чиновник чиновница

Српски dužnosnica dužnosnik дужносник дужносница службеник чиновник чиновница

Svenska ämbetsman statstjänsteman

Українська функціонер функціонерка чиновник чиновниця

Examples

“Near-synonyms: bureaucrat; official; officer; administrator; apparatchik”

“Consciences are for politicians, Bernard! We are humble functionaries whose duty it is to implement the commands of our democratically elected representatives.”

“Near-synonyms: bureaucrat, apparatchik; paper-pusher; bean counter”

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Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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