noun🔗ShareBeamte, FunktionäreA 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 not required."The application forms were processed by government functionaries who simply checked boxes and stamped approvals. "Die Antragsformulare wurden von Regierungsbeamten bearbeitet, die einfach Kästchen abhakt und Genehmigungen abstempelten.governmentpoliticspersonjoborganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBeamte, BürokratenA paper-pusher, bean counter."The project was delayed for weeks because the functionaries in the permits office were slow to process the paperwork. "Das Projekt verzögerte sich um Wochen, weil die Beamten im Genehmigungsbüro die Papiere nur langsam bearbeiteten.governmentpoliticsjoborganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading