functionary
nounEtymology
From French fonctionnaire; by surface analysis, function + -ary.
- derived from fonctionnaire; by surface analysis
Definitions
A person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or governmental) who…
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
- Consciences are for politicians, Bernard! We are humble functionaries whose duty it is to implement the commands of our democratically elected representatives.
Such a person who is petty, pedantic, short-sighted, uncaring, or counterproductive
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
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