What does "functionary" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "functionary"?

Common synonyms include: civil servant, officer, official, official, ;, apparatchik.

How do you pronounce "functionary"?

Pronounced //ˈfʌŋ(k).ʃn̩.(ə)ri//.

Functionary

//ˈfʌŋ(k).ʃn̩.(ə)ri// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
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.
"Near-synonyms: bureaucrat; official; officer; administrator; apparatchik"
2
a worker who holds or is invested with an office wordnet
3
Such a person who is petty, pedantic, short-sighted, uncaring, or counterproductive; sometimes also with implication of being amoral or corrupt.
"Near-synonyms: bureaucrat, apparatchik; paper-pusher; bean counter"