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US /ˈfʌŋk.ʃən.er.i/ 
UK /ˈfʌŋk.ʃən.ər.i/ 

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

functionary

functionary /ˈfʌŋkʃənəri $ -neri/ BrE AmE noun (plural functionaries) [countable]
someone who has a job doing unimportant or boring official duties:
Liberal Party functionaries

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

functionary

 

 

func·tion·ary [functionary functionaries]   [ˈfʌŋkʃənəri]    [ˈfʌŋkʃəneri]  noun (pl. func·tion·aries)(often disapproving)
a person with official duties
Syn:  official
party/state/government functionaries  
Example Bank:
• The request is probably still sitting on the desk of some Whitehall functionary.

• This was just one of the privileges enjoyed by party functionaries.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

functionary / ˈfʌŋk.ʃ ə n. ə r.i /   / -er- / noun [ C ] formal

a person who has official duties, especially in a government or political party:

The visitors were met by a functionary who escorted them to the director's office.

a government functionary

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Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

functionary

[fʌ̱ŋkʃənəri, AM -neri]
 functionaries
 N-COUNT
 A functionary is a person whose job is to do administrative work, especially for a government or a political party. [FORMAL]

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

functionary

 

func·tion·ary /ˈfʌŋkʃəˌneri, Brit ˈfʌŋkʃənri/ noun, pl -ar·ies [count] : a person who works for a government or political party
• He was a party functionary during the political campaign.