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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-43/
- Published: 2024-09-05T18:15:16.000Z
- Updated: 2024-09-05T18:15:16.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-20 04:39

The word for today is…

functionary (noun): 

1: one who serves in a certain function

2: one holding office in a government or political party

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/functionary?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : For most of us, being described as a functionary wouldn't be a compliment. The word refers especially to a person of lower rank, with little or no authority, who must carry out someone else's orders. Bureaucrat is often a synonym. However, functionary can also refer to the world beyond government and offices; a character in a play, for example, could be called a functionary if it was obvious that her sole function was to keep the plot moving.

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