From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfunctionaryfunc‧tion‧a‧ry /ˈfʌŋkʃənəri $ -neri/ noun (plural functionaries) [countable] BOWORK/DO WORKsomeone who has a job doing unimportant or boring official duties Liberal Party functionaries
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functionary• They furnished the Temple with its dignitaries and functionaries.• There were very few functionaries, however mean, who would stoop to inquire into the maintenance of toilets.• It was a town of magistrates and lawyers, of government functionaries and landed nobles.• On our wish-list, needless to say, we would name only serious writers, rather than hacks or functionaries.• They include parchment and paper rolls prepared by receivers, manorial court officials and other functionaries.• On Dec. 8 the State Council abolished a regulation which required public functionaries to be subjected to a security investigation.• The bourgeoisie became a source of state functionaries as the sale of offices increased to pay for the ever-growing cost of armies.• In this interpretation, information specialists were functionaries who merely implemented the decisions of top management.From Longman Business Dictionaryfunctionaryfunc‧tion‧a‧ry /ˈfʌŋkʃənəri-neri/ noun (plural functionaries) [countable]JOB someone who has a job doing unimportant or boring official duties, especially for a government or political partyAt that time a ranking government functionary earned 200 Iraqi dinars a month. 