Functionary - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Functionary :  (noun)

1: a worker who holds or is invested with an office [syn: official]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Functionary : \Func"tion*a*ry\, n.; pl. Functionaries. [Cf. F. fonctionnaire.] One charged with the performance of a function or office; as, a public functionary; secular functionaries.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Functionary

significance: @Functionary But shouldn't the research leaders usually be junior authors (coordinating & inspiring), & junior researchers the lead authors?
functionary: Love reading sequences of papers in the same field; you can see the transition from "junior author" to "research leader".
functionary: <3 @annabelcrabb http://tinyurl.com/ybmrl9n
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