functionary
Collocations
3ADJ.
mere, powerful, upstairs
FUNCTIONARY + NOUN
lifelong
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
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; sometimes also with implication of being amoral or corrupt.
Near-synonyms: bureaucrat, apparatchik; paper-pusher; bean counter
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a worker who holds or is invested with an office
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Near-synonyms: bureaucrat; official; officer; administrator; apparatchik
WiktionaryConsciences are for politicians, Bernard! We are humble functionaries whose duty it is to implement the commands of our democratically elected representatives.
WiktionaryNear-synonyms: bureaucrat, apparatchik; paper-pusher; bean counter
WiktionaryTom is a mere functionary, not a powerful person by any means.
Tatoeba · #13184165A functionary escorted us upstairs to Mr. Jackson's office.
Tatoeba · #13184169The view of Adolf Eichmann as a mere functionary ignores his lifelong hatred of Jews and his central role in the Holocaust.
Tatoeba · #13184171