functionary
noun/ˈfʌŋkʃənəri/
/ˈfʌŋkʃəneri/
(plural functionaries)
(often disapproving)- a person with official duties synonym official
- party/state/government functionaries
- The request is probably still sitting on the desk of some Whitehall functionary.
- This was just one of the privileges enjoyed by party functionaries.
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