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Definition of Functionary
1. Noun. A worker who holds or is invested with an office.
Exact synonyms: Official
Specialized synonyms: Apparatchik, Appointee, Bailiff, Beadle, Administrative Official, Bureaucrat, Caretaker, Censor, Census Taker, Enumerator, Church Officer, City Father, Civil Servant, Commissar, Political Commissar, Comptroller General, Comptroller Of The Currency, Diplomat, Diplomatist, Elected Official, Equerry, Fire Marshall, Fire Warden, Forest Fire Fighter, Ranger, Hearing Examiner, Hearing Officer, Hangover, Holdover, Incumbent, Officeholder, Inquisitor, Invalidator, Nullifier, Voider, Judge, Jurist, Justice, Licenser, Mace, Macebearer, Macer, Mandarin, Notary, Notary Public, Noticer, Officeholder, Officer, Agent, Federal Agent, Provincial, Postmaster General, Proconsul, Prosecuting Attorney, Prosecuting Officer, Prosecutor, Public Prosecutor, Quaestor, Recruiter, Record-keeper, Recorder, Registrar, Regulator, Returning Officer, Sealer, Searcher, Teller, Vote Counter, Town Clerk, Doorkeeper, Usher, Vizier, Weigher
Generic synonyms: Skilled Worker, Skilled Workman, Trained Worker
Derivative terms: Function, Officialdom
Specialized synonyms: Apparatchik, Appointee, Bailiff, Beadle, Administrative Official, Bureaucrat, Caretaker, Censor, Census Taker, Enumerator, Church Officer, City Father, Civil Servant, Commissar, Political Commissar, Comptroller General, Comptroller Of The Currency, Diplomat, Diplomatist, Elected Official, Equerry, Fire Marshall, Fire Warden, Forest Fire Fighter, Ranger, Hearing Examiner, Hearing Officer, Hangover, Holdover, Incumbent, Officeholder, Inquisitor, Invalidator, Nullifier, Voider, Judge, Jurist, Justice, Licenser, Mace, Macebearer, Macer, Mandarin, Notary, Notary Public, Noticer, Officeholder, Officer, Agent, Federal Agent, Provincial, Postmaster General, Proconsul, Prosecuting Attorney, Prosecuting Officer, Prosecutor, Public Prosecutor, Quaestor, Recruiter, Record-keeper, Recorder, Registrar, Regulator, Returning Officer, Sealer, Searcher, Teller, Vote Counter, Town Clerk, Doorkeeper, Usher, Vizier, Weigher
Generic synonyms: Skilled Worker, Skilled Workman, Trained Worker
Derivative terms: Function, Officialdom
Definition of Functionary
1. n. One charged with the performance of a function or office; as, a public functionary; secular functionaries.
Definition of Functionary
1. Noun. 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Functionary
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