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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as in bureaucrats
a worker in a government agency
the faceless functionaries at the Internal Revenue Service
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Noun
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Route 262 was closed as officers and members of the Watertown Fire Department were on scene.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
24 Dec. 2024 -
Several officers injured in weekend move-over crashes.—
Mike Schell,
The Enquirer,
24 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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Do presidents give federal employees Christmas Eve off?—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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Some locations may close entirely for the evening to allow employees to spend time with their families.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
24 Dec. 2024
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Platt along with his department heads, city planners and office clerks worked alongside the snow removal pros in the public works department with an aggressive attack that’s common in many northern cities, but which was unheard of in Kansas City a few years ago.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2025
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Because the robbers were wearing masks, the store clerks also couldn’t conclusively identify Knight or any other accomplices.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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Someone left the two puppies in front of the shelter’s door while workers were on a lunch break, according to social media posts.—
Simone Jasper,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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The complaint claims Fox executives fostered a hostile work environment that allowed senior managers and on-air personalities including Bayless to abuse workers without fear of punishment.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Functionaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/functionaries. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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