O funcionário público
Example: O funcionário público trabalha no atendimento ao cidadão diariamente.
Definition
"O funcionário público" refers to a public servant or government employee who works in various capacities to serve the public, often involved in administrative or service roles within government institutions. For example, a public servant works daily in citizen service.
Etymology
The term "o funcionário público" comes from Portuguese, where "funcionário" means employee or worker, derived from Latin 'functionarius,' meaning someone who performs a function. "Público" means public, indicating their role in serving the community or government.
Learn to use this word actively
"O funcionário público" appears in the Vocaplus list "", containing 112 commonly used words.
Would you like to not only understand these words, but also remember them and use them actively? Create a free account and select Portuguese as the language you want to learn.
Create a free account
the public servant