functionary
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functionary
- /ˈfʌŋ(k).ʃn̩.(ə)ri/ UK
- /ˈfʌŋ(k).ʃəˌnɛ.ri/ US
Where it comes from
From French fonctionnaire; by surface analysis, function + -ary.
noun functionaries
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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.
Near-synonyms: bureaucrat; official; officer; administrator; apparatchik
Similar: bureaucrat, official, officer, administrator, apparatchik
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Such a person who is petty, pedantic, short-sighted, uncaring, or counterproductive; sometimes also with implication of being amoral or corrupt.
Near-synonyms: bureaucrat, apparatchik; paper-pusher; bean counter
Similar: bureaucrat, apparatchik, paper-pusher, bean counter
Translations
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noun a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy
| Español | funcionario, funcionaria |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 공무원 gongmuwon |
| 日本語 | 役人 yakunin, 公務員 kōmuin |
| 中文 | 官員 /官员 guānyuán, 公務員 /公务员 gōngwùyuán |
| Português | funcionário, funcionária |
| Français | fonctionnaire |
| Deutsch | Funktionär, Funktionärin |
| Italiano | funzionario |
| Ελληνικά | λειτουργός leitourgós |
| Română | funcționar, funcționară |
| Русский | чино́вник činóvnik, чино́вница činóvnica, должностно́е лицо́ dolžnostnóje licó, официа́льное лицо́ oficiálʹnoje licó, функционе́р funkcionér |
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title = {functionary},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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