Functionary
21functionary — n official, office holder, office bearer, Brit. placeman, Rare. officiary; minister, commissioner, (in the U.S.S.R.) commissar; representative, Inf. rep, deputy; public official, public servant; bureaucrat, civil servant, red tapist …
22functionary — func·tion·ary …
23functionary — func•tion•ar•y [[t]ˈfʌŋk ʃəˌnɛr i[/t]] n. pl. ar•ies a person who functions in a specified capacity; an official: civil servants and other functionaries[/ex] • Etymology: 1785–95; < F …
24functionary — /ˈfʌŋkʃənri/ (say fungkshuhnree), / ʃənəri/ (say shuhnuhree) noun (plural functionaries) → official (def. 1). {function + ary1} …
25functionary — A public officer or employee An officer of a private corporation is also sometimes so called …
26functionary — A public officer or employee An officer of a private corporation is also sometimes so called …
27functionary — A public officer …
28functionary — n. (pl. ies) a person who has to perform official functions or duties; an official …
29Prisoner functionary — The armband of an oberkapo A prisoner functionary (German: Funktionshäftling) was a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp who was assigned by the SS guards to supervise forced labor or carry out administrative tasks in the camp. Also called… …
30Functionaries — Functionary Func tion*a*ry, n.; pl. {Functionaries}. [Cf. F. fonctionnaire.] One charged with the performance of a function or office; as, a public functionary; secular functionaries. [1913 Webster] …