a person acting in an official capacity, as for a government; an official
adjective
2. a less common word for functional, official
Examples of 'functionaries' in a sentence
functionaries
This time she was transferred to three junior functionaries in a row.
Kippax, Frank THE SCAR
Then the Leader and the Leader's wife and Jerry and Sue and a party of other Labour functionaries went off to the Labour Club for a meal.
Barnard, Robert POLITICAL SUICIDE
Only functionaries have so far been sentenced for them.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Do we really want to foot the bill for electing myriad local functionaries?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Is it because key ministers and party functionaries are the same tired old faces?
Outlook India (2005)
They used to be seen as useful functionaries, keeping companies honest.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
So these functionaries of a brutal foreign regime have indeed been 'brutalised'.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The leaders and functionaries responsible for monstrous crimes should know that they will be found.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
They're functionaries, like him, except that he deserves to be remunerated by society for his work.
The Times Literary Supplement (2017)
Alternatively, they are opportunistic tax dodgers, functionaries who masquerade as entrepreneurs to qualify for perks unavailable to mere salaried employees.