functionary

[US]/'fʌn(k)ʃ(ə)n(ə)rɪ/
[UK]/'fʌŋkʃənɛri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. officiel; person holding a public office
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Example Sentences

a public functionary

en offentlig embedsmand

Monsieur Gabelle was the Postmaster, and some other taxing functionary united;

Monsieur Gabelle var postmester, og en anden skattefunktionær forenedes;

Roman functionary who carried fasces when attending a magistrate in public appearances.

Romersk embedsmand, der bar fakler, når han deltog i en magistrats offentlige optrædener.

Monsieur Gabelle, chief functionary of the place, became uneasy; went out on his house-top alone, and looked in that direction too;

Monsieur Gabelle, den øverste embedsmand på stedet, blev utryg; gik ud på sit tag alene og kiggede i den retning også;

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