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functionary

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11 lettersPronunciation /ˈfʌŋ(k).ʃn̩.(ə)ri/Part of speech nounSorted acfinnortuyStarts with FEnds with Y0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a worker who holds or is invested with an office

Word origin

From French fonctionnaire; by surface analysis, function + -ary.

Used in a sentence

  • Near-synonyms: bureaucrat; official; officer; administrator; apparatchik
  • Consciences are for politicians, Bernard! We are humble functionaries whose duty it is to implement the commands of our democratically elected representatives.
  • Near-synonyms: bureaucrat, apparatchik; paper-pusher; bean counter

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