functionary
/ˈfʌn(k)ʃ(ə)n(ə)ri
/noun (plural functionaries)
A person who has to perform official functions or duties; an official.So, there is a need to train both the government officials and functionaries of agencies, which take up watershed projects....
- The court also requires a court clerk and a number of functionaries officially called peace officers.
- But they should abandon the illusion that the news manager can be dropped as an official functionary.
Synonyms
official, office-bearer, office-holder, public servant, civil servant, bureaucrat, administrator, apparatchik;
British jack-in-office