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Personnel vs Functionary - What's the difference?

personnel | functionary |

As nouns the difference between personnel and functionary

is that personnel is employees; office staff while functionary is a 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.

personnel

English

Noun

(-)
  • employees; office staff

    • Usage notes

    * Not to be confused with personal.

    functionary

    English

    Noun

    (functionaries)
  • A 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.