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func⋅tion⋅ar⋅y

  [fuhngk-shuh-ner-ee]
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–noun, plural -ar⋅ies.
a person who functions in a specified capacity, esp. in government service; an official: civil servants, bureaucrats, and other functionaries.
Origin:
1785–95; function + -ary, modeled on F fonctionnaire
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func·tion·ar·y   (fŭngk'shə-něr'ē)   
n.   pl. func·tion·ar·ies
One who holds an office or a trust or performs a particular function; an official.
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