Funcionarios (en. Officials)

/funθjoˈnaɾjos/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Employees who work in public administration.

Officials are responsible for implementing government policies.

Los funcionarios son responsables de implementar las políticas del gobierno.

People who hold a position in a state or public organization.

The office is full of officials who must attend to the public.

La oficina está llena de funcionarios que deben atender al público.

Workers who serve in the governmental sphere.

Officials must follow a professional code of ethics.

Los funcionarios deben seguir un código de ética profesional.

From Latin 'functio', which means 'execution' or 'performance'.

career official

Public employee who has gone through a selection process and achieves job stability.

funcionario de carrera

administrative official

Person in charge of administrative tasks in a public institution.

funcionario administrativo

public official

Individual who works for the government and its institutions.

funcionario público

administration

A set of organizations and individuals responsible for public management.

administración

government

A group of people who lead a state.

gobierno

public service

A set of activities and services that the State offers to the community.

servicio público

Bureaucratic

Sometimes, officials are considered bureaucratic for following too many procedures.

A veces, los funcionarios son considerados burocráticos por seguir muchos trámites.

Administration shark

That official is an administration shark; he always gets what he wants.

Ese funcionario es un tiburón de la administración; siempre consigue lo que quiere.