Functionary
Functionary noun - A worker in a government agency.
Usage example: the faceless functionaries at the Internal Revenue Service
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Synonyms for Functionary
Officiary and functionary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Officiary" instead a noun "Functionary".
Officiary
Functionary and officiary are semantically related. You can use "Functionary" instead a noun "Officiary".
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Related pairs
- official and functionary
- official and officiary
- officer and functionary
- officer and officiary
- clerk and functionary
- clerk and officiary
- bureaucrat and functionary
- bureaucrat and officiary
- public servant and functionary
- public servant and officiary
- mandarin and functionary
- mandarin and officiary
- officeholder and functionary
- officeholder and officiary
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