Public Administration Vocabulary

noun a person who has a position in a government or organization that involves carrying out official duties

• The functionary was responsible for overseeing the implementation of government policies.
• The functionary made sure everything was running smoothly behind the scenes.
• That functionary is always sticking their nose where it doesn't belong.
• In the grand scheme of things, we are all just functionaries in the wheel of life.

verb to govern or manage poorly or incompetently

• The corrupt government misgoverns the country, leading to widespread unrest.
• The politicians really know how to misgovern the whole system.
• Those politicians are just straight up misgoverning everything.
• His reckless decisions misgoverned the course of his life.