funcionarioa funcionaria
funcionario
el funcionario, la funcionaria(
foon
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syoh
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nah
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ryoh
)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of person it refers to (e.g. el doctor, la doctora).
1. (public employee)
Mi hermana es funcionaria por oposición.My sister became a civil servant after passing the official exam.
b. official
La orden vino de arriba; al parecer, de un alto funcionario del Ministerio de Defensa.The order came from above; apparently from a senior official in the Department of Defense.
2. (employee of an organization)
a. member of staff
Adela es funcionaria de la Organización Internacional de la Salud.Adela is a member of staff of the International Health Organization.
funcionarioNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (de la administración central)
a. civil servant
2. (profesor, bombero, enfermero)
a. public sector worker
funcionario de prisionesprison officer
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