fonctionnaire

Definitions of fonctionnaire
  1. noun
    the official who holds an office
    synonyms: fonctionnaire de l'Etat
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    type of:
    détenteur
    a person who holds something
    employé, employé de bureau
    a worker who holds or is invested with an office
  2. noun
    someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment)
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    types:
    assistant social, assistante sociale
    someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged)
    type of:
    employé, salarié
    a worker who is hired to perform a job
  3. noun
    a public official who is a member of the civil service
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    type of:
    employé, employé de bureau
    a worker who holds or is invested with an office
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