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How to pronounce “functionary”
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Pronunciation guide for functionary
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of functionary with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 3 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Hubertus Knabe: The dark secrets of a surveillance state 19 minutes
He was a scrupulous functionary —
- Definition summary
- 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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How to pronounce functionary
Hubertus Knabe: The dark secrets of a surveillance state 19 minutes
He was a scrupulous functionary —
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “functionary”
Meaning
- [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.
- Such a person who is petty, pedantic, short-sighted, uncaring, or counterproductive; sometimes also with implication of being amoral or corrupt.
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