functionary artinya
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
- 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.
- noun Such a person who is petty, pedantic, short-sighted, uncaring, or counterproductive; sometimes also with implication of being amoral or corrupt.
functionary in a sentence
- Near-synonyms: bureaucrat; official; officer; administrator; apparatchik
- Near-synonyms: bureaucrat, apparatchik; paper-pusher; bean counter
Synonyms of functionary
functionary in other languages
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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