FUNCTIONARY

official, functionary

(noun) a worker who holds or is invested with an office

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

functionary (plural 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.

A paper-pusher, bean counter.

Source: Wiktionary

Func"tion*a*ry, n.; pl. Functionaries. Etym: [Cf. F. fonctionnaire.]

Definition: One charged with the performance of a function or office; as, a public functionary; secular functionaries.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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