official functionary
1official — of·fi·cial 1 n: one who holds or is invested with an office esp. in government a municipal official official 2 adj 1: of, relating to, or holding an office, position, or trust official duties 2: fully authorized an official policy of t …
2functionary — func‧tion‧a‧ry [ˈfʌŋkʆənri ǁ neri] noun functionaries PLURALFORM [countable] JOBS someone who has a job doing unimportant or boring official duties, especially for a government or political party: • At that time a ranking government functionary… …
3functionary — I noun administrator, bureaucrat, commissary, commissioner, delegate, dignitary, office holder, officer, official, representative, syndic II index agent, conduit (intermediary), incumbent, notar …
4functionary — ► NOUN (pl. functionaries) ▪ an official …
5functionary — [fuŋk′shə ner΄ē] n. pl. functionaries [ FUNCTION + ARY, after Fr fonctionnaire] a person who performs a certain function; esp., an official …
6official — [adj] authorized, legitimate accredited, approved, authentic, authenticated, authoritative, bona fide, canonical, cathedral, ceremonious, certified, cleared, conclusive, correct, customary, decided, decisive, definite, endorsed, established, ex… …
7Official — For other uses, see Official (disambiguation). An official is someone who holds an office (function or mandate, regardless whether it carries an actual working space with it) in an organization or government and participates in the exercise of… …
8official — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. officer, functionary, dignitary. adj. authoritative, functional, authentic, authorized; formal. See legality, authority.Ant., unofficial. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Having to do with one s office] Syn …
9functionary — UK [ˈfʌŋkʃ(ə)nərɪ] / US [ˈfʌŋkʃənˌerɪ] noun [countable] Word forms functionary : singular functionary plural functionaries an official who works for a government or a political party, especially one with unimportant or boring office duties …
10functionary — noun a Capitol Hill functionary Syn: official, officeholder, public servant, civil servant, bureaucrat, administrator, apparatchik; informal bean counter …
