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functionary (n.)

"one who has a certain function, one who holds an office," 1791, from or patterned on French fonctionnaire, a word of the Revolution; from fonction (see function (n.)). As an adjective in English from 1822, "functional." Related: Functionarism.

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Definitions of functionary from WordNet

functionary (n.)
a worker who holds or is invested with an office;
Synonyms: official
From wordnet.princeton.edu