functionary
noun
a person who functions in a specified capacity, especially in government service; an official.
functionaries
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pluralof functionary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Both Washington and Mexico City have launched crackdowns against a complex web of unscrupulous functionaries, front companies and document fraudsters, among others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Vladimir Putin’s inner circle and other Kremlin functionaries live in highly-secure estates near the Rublyovo-Uspenskoye Highway west of Moscow, a suburban community dubbed “Moscow Beverly Hills.”
From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2026
He, not his faithful functionaries, needs to take the blame.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
A few questioned whether the Wikimedia Foundation was taking threats seriously enough when they were raised by the site’s volunteer administrators and functionaries.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2025
We do have something in common: both of us are supposed to be invisible, both of us are functionaries.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
