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functionary

func·tio·nary

UK/ˈfʌŋ(k).ʃn̩.(ə)ri/ US/ˈfʌŋ(k).ʃəˌnɛ.ri/ uncommon

noun

1.

a worker who holds or is invested with an office

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From French fonctionnaire; by surface analysis, function + -ary.

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