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funcionária — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • functionary noun An official working within a bureaucracy who has limited authority and mainly carries out set tasks.

Senses

funcionária is used for these senses in English:

  • functionary 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.

functionary — full definition

  1. noun An official working within a bureaucracy who has limited authority and mainly carries out set tasks.
  2. noun An official criticised for being petty, rigid or unhelpful while following rules without using judgement.
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