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What (who) is functionary - definition

SOMEONE WHO HOLDS A GOVERNMENT OFFICE

Officialdom; Functionary; Official capacity; Public official; Officiate; Elected official; Officials; Elected offical; Elected Officials; Offizialat; Officialis; Public Official; Official position; Government official; Government officials; Functionaries; Officially; Elected officials; Elected office; Offical; Government functionary; Government officer; Public officials; Official capacities; Civil office; Public functionary; Government Official; Civil officer

functionary

(functionaries)

A functionary is a person whose job is to do administrative work, especially for a government or a political party. (FORMAL)

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functionary

['f?n(k)?(?)n(?)ri]

¦ noun (plural functionaries) an official.

functionary

n.

Office-holder, incumbent of an office.

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Official

An official is someone who holds an office (function or mandate, regardless of whether it carries an actual working space with it) in an organization or government and participates in the exercise of authority (either their own or that of their superior or employer, public or legally private). An elected official is a person who is an official by virtue of an election. Officials may also be appointed ex officio (by virtue of another office, often in a specified capacity, such as presiding, advisory, secretary). Some official positions may be inherited. A person who currently holds an office is referred to as an incumbent. Something "official" refers to something endowed with governmental or other authoritative recognition or mandate, as in official language, official gazette, or official scorer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official

Examples of use of functionary

1. The RSS will not interfere," an RSS functionary said.

2. You just send a functionary and bribe your way through.

3. Kastner was then a Mapai functionary who came to campaign for the elections.

4. One administration functionary who told the truth about Iraq had to quickly apologize for his candor.

5. "We believe you." Smiling, the man handed the phone back to his functionary.