Funcionario (en. Official)

/funθionario/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Definition: Employer or individual who holds a position in public administration.

Example sentence: The official presented a report on the advances of their department.

El funcionario presentó un informe sobre los avances de su departamento.

Definition: Person who works in a public service.

Example sentence: Many officials are involved in human resources management.

Muchos funcionarios están involucrados en la gestión de recursos humanos.

Definition: Individual who has an official role within a governmental organization.

Example sentence: The official had to attend an urgent meeting.

El funcionario tuvo que asistir a una reunión urgente.

Etymology: Derives from the Latin 'functionarius', which means 'the one who performs a function'.

Phrase: career official

Meaning: Public employee who has obtained their position in a stable or permanent manner.

funcionario de carrera

Phrase: rights of officials

Meaning: Set of rights that public employees possess.

derechos de los funcionarios

Phrase: state official

Meaning: Person who works for state institutions.

funcionario del estado

Related word: public administration

Description: System that manages the resources and services of the State.

administración pública

Related word: civil service

Description: Group of officials who work in the state or in public agencies.

servicio civil

Related word: public procurement

Description: Process by which goods and services are acquired in the public sector.

contratación pública

Slang meaning: Cat

Example: Some say that officials are lazy because they do nothing.

Algunos dicen que los funcionarios son unos gatos porque no hacen nada.

Slang meaning: Lame

Example: That official is lame, they only show up at the office to collect their paycheck.

Ese funcionario es un chafa, solo se presenta a la oficina para cobrar.