functionarynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən.ər.i/us/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən.er.i/formala person who has official duties, especially in a government or political party:
The visitors were met by a functionary who escorted them to the director's office.
a government functionary
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Government ministers & civil servants
- aide
- am
- attorney general
- backbencher
- cabinet
- Chancellor of the Exchequer
- government
- Home Secretary
- kitchen cabinet
- mandarin
- marshal
- minister
- public servant
- regulator
- secretary
- Secretary of State
- senior statesman
- servant
- the Privy Council
- Whitehall
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