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fungsionaris

/ˈfʌŋ(k).ʃn̩.(ə)ri/US/ˈfʌŋ(k).ʃəˌnɛ.ri/

functionary in Indonesian: fungsionaris. In English, functionary means 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.

Indonesian words for functionary

a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy
fungsionaris

English meaning of functionary

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun Such a person who is petty, pedantic, short-sighted, uncaring, or counterproductive; sometimes also with implication of being amoral or corrupt.

Full definition of functionary

functionary in a sentence

  • Near-synonyms: bureaucrat; official; officer; administrator; apparatchik
  • Near-synonyms: bureaucrat, apparatchik; paper-pusher; bean counter

Synonyms of functionary

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Questions about functionary in Indonesian

What is the meaning of functionary in Indonesian?
Functionary in Indonesian is fungsionaris.
Apa arti functionary?
Functionary: fungsionaris.
What does functionary mean in English?
Functionary means 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.

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