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A person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or governmental) who holds limited authority and primarily serves to carry out a simple function for which discretion is minimal or not required.

Synonyms for Functionary

Depending on context, synonyms include bureaucrat, official, officer, administrator, apparatchik, paper-pusher.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include official, employee, officer, servant, functional, function.

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Possible synonyms include bureaucrat, official, officer, administrator, apparatchik.

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