Tom is a mere functionary, not a powerful person by any means.
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Functionary
//ˈfʌŋ(k).ʃn̩.(ə)ri//
Synonyms for "functionary" (76 found)
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Related words (38)
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12 entriesTranslations
41 translations across 23 languages.
Azerbaijani
1 entries- məmur noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
Bulgarian
2 entries- длъ́жностно лице́ noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
- функционе́р noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
Catalan
2 entries- funcionari noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
- funcionària noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 公務員 /公务员 noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
- 官員 /官员 noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
Dutch
1 entries- functionaris noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
Finnish
1 entries- virkailija noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
French
1 entries- fonctionnaire noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
German
2 entries- Funktionär noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
- Funktionärin noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
Greek
1 entries- λειτουργός noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
Hungarian
3 entries- funkcionárius noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
- közhivatalnok noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
- tisztviselő noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
Indonesian
1 entries- fungsionaris noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
Italian
1 entries- funzionario noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
Japanese
2 entries- 公務員 noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
- 役人 noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
Kazakh
1 entries- атқарымпаз noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
Korean
1 entries- 공무원 noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
Macedonian
2 entries- слу́жбеник noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
- функционе́р noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
Polish
2 entries- funkcjonariusz noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
- funkcjonariuszka noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
Portuguese
2 entries- funcionária noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
- funcionário noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
Romanian
2 entries- funcționar noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
- funcționară noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
Russian
4 entries- должностно́е лицо́ noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
- официа́льное лицо́ noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
- функционе́р noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
- чино́вник noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
Spanish
2 entries- funcionaria noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
- funcionario noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
Swedish
2 entries- statstjänsteman noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
- ämbetsman noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
Ukrainian
2 entries- функціоне́р noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
- функціоне́рка noun (a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
A functionary escorted us upstairs to Mr. Jackson's office.
Source: tatoeba (13184169)
The view of Adolf Eichmann as a mere functionary ignores his lifelong hatred of Jews and his central role in the Holocaust.
Source: tatoeba (13184171)
Tom is a functionary working in a cubicle at the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
Source: tatoeba (13184174)
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