functionaries

noun

Definition of functionariesnext
plural of functionary
1
as in officials
a person who holds a public office spoke to high-ranking functionaries at the embassy in the hopes that they could help

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2
as in bureaucrats
a worker in a government agency the faceless functionaries at the Internal Revenue Service

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  1. officers
  2. bureaucrats
  3. employees
  4. clerks
  5. workers
Noun
  • Despite the best efforts of officers and the relentless, mechanical drive of war, peace still sprung up organically whenever the season allowed.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Minor injuries were reported to the officers, according to Officer Ken Kober, president of the union that represents Cincinnati police.
    Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of officers
Noun
  • The third of a tea seller’s six children, Modi is a departure from the pedigreed, English-speaking bureaucrats who governed India for most of its post-independence history.
    Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • That’s not surprising, given that the state’s education bureaucrats consciously developed the multipoint dashboard to conceal the chronic lack of academic achievement.
    Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of bureaucrats
Noun
  • In addition to this gap, employees often feel overwhelmed to get around AI tools.
    Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • An Elgin man who allegedly made threats against Illinois Park School and one of its employees has been arrested on felony charges, Kane County court records show.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of employees
Noun
  • Also, proceedings tend to slow down this time of the year due to the Christmas and New Year holidays, during which many judges, clerks and other court employees are away from work.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Closures include the Supreme Court of Maryland, the Appellate Court of Maryland, the circuit courts, the District Court of Maryland, the Orphans’ Courts and the offices of the clerks of court.
    Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of clerks
Noun
  • The company replaced its CEO with an outsider in August, before tens of thousands of Boeing workers went on strike for seven weeks in the fall.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Big thanks to the postal workers!
    Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of workers
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