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発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈfʌŋ(k).ʃn̩.(ə)ri/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈfʌŋ(k).ʃəˌnɛ.ri/
• ハイフネーション: func‧tion‧ary, func‧tio‧na‧ry

名詞

functionary (plural functionaries)

1. 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.

   Near-synonyms: bureaucrat; official; officer; administrator; apparatchik

   • 1987 December 10, Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn, “Official Secrets (Yes, Prime Minister)”, in Yes, Minister, season 2, episode 2, spoken by Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne):

     Consciences are for politicians, Bernard! We are humble functionaries whose duty it is to implement the commands of our democratically elected representatives.

2. Such a person who is petty, pedantic, short-sighted, uncaring, or counterproductive; sometimes also with implication of being amoral or corrupt.

   Near-synonyms: bureaucrat, apparatchik; paper-pusher; bean counter