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I grew up middle class. My father was a public functionary who didn't leave an inheritance, just debts.
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Meaning of "functionary" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FUNCTIONARY

functionary  [ˈfʌŋkʃənərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUNCTIONARY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Functionary can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FUNCTIONARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Official

Also a "public official". An official is someone who holds an office in an organization or government and participates in the exercise of authority. A government official or functionary is an official who is involved in public administration or government, through either election, appointment, selection, or employment. A bureaucrat or civil servant is a member of the bureaucracy. An elected official is a person who is an official by virtue of an election. Officials may also be appointed ex officio. Some official positions may be inherited. A person who currently holds an office is referred to as an incumbent. The word official as a noun has been recorded since the Middle English period, first seen in 1314. It comes from the Old French official, from the Latin officialis, the noun use of the original adjective officialis from officium. The meaning "person in charge of some public work or duty" was first recorded in 1555. The adjective is first attested in English in 1533, via the Old French oficial. The informal term officialese, the jargon of "officialdom", was first recorded in 1884.

Definition of functionary in the English dictionary

The definition of functionary in the dictionary is a person acting in an official capacity, as for a government; an official.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FUNCTIONARY


auctionary
ˈɔːkʃənərɪ
cautionary
ˈkɔːʃənərɪ
confectionary
kənˈfɛkʃənərɪ
confectionery
kənˈfɛkʃənərɪ
contractionary
kənˈtrækʃənərɪ
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ˈdɪkʃənərɪ
discretionary
dɪˈskrɛʃənərɪ
evolutionary
ˌiːvəˈluːʃənərɪ
factionary
ˈfækʃənərɪ
fluxionary
ˈflʌkʃənərɪ
fractionary
ˈfrækʃənərɪ
interjectionary
ˌɪntəˈdʒɛkʃənərɪ
lectionary
ˈlɛkʃənərɪ
missionary
ˈmɪʃənərɪ
precautionary
prɪˈkɔːʃənərɪ
reactionary
rɪˈækʃənərɪ
resurrectionary
ˌrezəˈrekʃənərɪ
revolutionary
ˌrɛvəˈluːʃənərɪ
stationary
ˈsteɪʃənərɪ
stationery
ˈsteɪʃənərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUNCTIONARY

function shift
function suite
function word
functional
functional calculus
functional disease
functional food
functional group
functional illiteracy
functional illiterate
functional water
functionalism
functionalist
functionalistic
functionalitities
functionality
functionally
functionaries
functionate
functionless

WORDS THAT END LIKE FUNCTIONARY

accretionary
cardiopulmonary
coevolutionary
coronary
counter-revolutionary
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deflationary
diversionary
exclusionary
expeditionary
geostationary
illusionary
inflationary
nonstationary
ordinary
post-Revolutionary
probationary
pulmonary
reversionary
revisionary
visionary

Synonyms and antonyms of functionary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FUNCTIONARY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «functionary» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of functionary

Translation of «functionary» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FUNCTIONARY

Find out the translation of functionary to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of functionary from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «functionary» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

职能
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

funcionario
570 millions of speakers

English

functionary
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पदाधिकारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

موظف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

функционер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

funcionário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কার্যনির্বাহক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fonctionnaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berfungsi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Funktionär
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

役人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

functionary
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fungsi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quan lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காரியாளரும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कार्यरत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

görevli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

funzionario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

funkcjonariusz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

функціонер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

funcționar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λειτουργό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

funksionaris
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

funktionär
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

funksjonær
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of functionary

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUNCTIONARY»

The term «functionary» is normally little used and occupies the 110.762 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FUNCTIONARY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about functionary

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2 QUOTES WITH «FUNCTIONARY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word functionary.
1
Arthur Middleton
There is a kind of thinking in the Church that wants to reduce the priest to a mere functionary, a managing director, where administration rather than doctrine and worship are to determine the form of the Church.
2
Sebastian Pinera
I grew up middle class. My father was a public functionary who didn't leave an inheritance, just debts.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUNCTIONARY»

Discover the use of functionary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to functionary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Works
Official depredation has place insofar. as any public functionary avails himself of the power or influence possessed by him by menu of his office, to obtain from any person money, money's worth, or beneficial service in any shape, not having a ...
Jeremy Bentham, Sir John Bowring, 1843
2
United States Congressional serial set
When marriage is a solemn contract, it must be solemnized before a determinate functionary, and this must be necessarily a functionary of the state, or a priest belonging to an official religion, who, by the circumstance of the intimate relation  ...
‎1900
3
Civil Report of Major-General John R. Brooke, U. S. Army, ...
But what some one wished to introduce here is a thing which has no precedent in any system of legislation, namely, marriage beforo a municipal justice (state functionary) or before any clergyman of any denomination, who procured a license ...
Cuba. Military Governor (1899 : John R. Brooke), Cuba. Military Governor, 1899 (John R. Brooke), John Rutter Brooke, 1900
4
Annual Reports ....
When marriage is a solemn contract, it must be solemnized before a determinate functionary, and this must be necessarily a functionary of the state, or a priest belonging to an official religion, who, by the circumstance of the intimate relation  ...
United States. War Dept, 1900
5
Congressional serial set
Because he is a public functionary, and calumnies of him injure the public. Was not a magistrate of the General Government also a public functionary? Would not calumnies against him also injure the public? And if the functionary of the part be  ...
United States. Government Printing Office, 1912
6
The Works
the duty of the functionary. Duty of urbanity : abstinence from the insolence of office. (1.) In this office, let the functionary consider, that it becomes him not, in quality of his office, to assume any superiority over any person having business ...
Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring, 1843
7
ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific ...
concerned person(s) includes the State functionary's “relatives, lovers or other persons who have common interest with the State functionary”.3 This appears to cover a public official who takes bribes for third party beneficiaries, but it is unclear ...
OECD, 2011
8
Annual Report of the Secretary of War
When marriage is a solemn contract, it must be solemnized before a determinate functionary, and this must be necessarily a functionary of the state, or a priest belonging to an official religion, who, by the circumstance of the intimate relation  ...
United States. War Dept, 1900
9
Works of Jeremy Bentham
the duty of the functionary. Duty of urbanity : abstinence from the insolence of office. (I.) In this office, let the functionary con- sider, that it becomes him not, in quality of his office, to assume any superiority over any person having business ...
Jeremy Bentham, Sir John Bowring, 1843
10
Soviet Culture and Power: A History in Documents, 1917-1953
Shishkov, Viacheslav Yakolevich. (1873–1945). Writer. Shkiryatov, Matvei Fedorovich (1883–1954). Party and state functionary. Shklovsky, Viktor Borisovich (1893–1984). Literary critic, writer. One of the leading figures of the Formalist school.
Katerina Clark, Evgeniĭ Aleksandrovich Dobrenko, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUNCTIONARY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term functionary is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Most inept Aquino functionary now campaigning for Senate seat
OF ALL the despicable functionaries of the Aquino administration, the most notoriously inept seems to be Metropolitan Manila Development ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
2
The Unlikely Rise of Omar Sharif
But he could rarely just be a heavy, or a functionary. Part of it had to do with that face: Perfect cheekbones, heavy, long-lashed eyes, and a kind ... «Vulture, Jul 15»
3
'People Have Right to Know Bureaucratic Machinery Roadblocks'
... alleged he was being victimised for exposing herbal park scam in Jhajjar in which name of top political functionary of the state had emerged. «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
4
Kannur murder: CBI to look into conspiracy
The RSS functionary had been hacked to death at Kathirur near Panur by alleged CPI(M) workers on September 1 last year. The case was ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
5
Saffron big three to decide Shivraj Singh Chouhan's fate
BJP is also irked over media hype given to the scam and failure of government functionary to judge and control the issue. Party leaders believe ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
6
Mass Poaching Drive to Saffronise Red Bastions
And every trained cadre likes challenges,” an RSS functionary, who is active in Kannur, said explaining the psychology behind the defections. «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
7
Manjhi threatens to walk away from NDA
So, the party is treading cautiously with regard to Manjhi," a BJP functionary told TOI. As far as Pappu is concerned, political observers feel he ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
8
At Illinois Holocaust Museum, 14-Year-Olds Inspire a Survivor's Bar …
As soon as I hid them, I felt a sharp blow to my head; it was a Kapo [an inmate who served as a prison functionary] watching that people don't ... «Chabad.org, Jul 15»
9
Haryana: Residents to now have say in local governance
... to work with the government in assuring transparency through community participation," a senior functionary of the department told HT. «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
10
BJP loses steam in Bengal politics
... the BJP is unacceptable and the party should take steps to arrest it. It is sending out a wrong message," a senior state RSS functionary said. «The Statesman, Jul 15»

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