functionary

noun

Meaning

A person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or governmental) who holds limited authority and primarily serves to carry out a simple function for which discretion is not required.
A paper-pusher, bean counter.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

official(English)employee(English)officer(English)servant(English)functional(English)function(English)federal official(English)office work(English)comintern(English)sed(English)politburo(English)organizer(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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