Noun
functionary -
a worker who holds or is invested with an office
official
skilled worker ,
skilled workman ,
trained worker a worker who has acquired special skills
apparatchik a communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party
appointee a person who is appointed to a job or position
bailiff an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
beadle a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function
administrative official ,
bureaucrat an official of a bureaucracy
caretaker a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
censor a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable
census taker ,
enumerator someone who collects census data by visiting individual homes
church officer a church official
city father an important municipal official
civil servant a public official who is a member of the civil service
commissar ,
political commissar an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit
comptroller general a United States federal official who supervises expenditures and settles claims against the government
comptroller of the currency the agency of the Treasury Department responsible for controlling the currency
diplomatist ,
diplomat an official engaged in international negotiations
elected official official who won the office in a free election
equerry a personal attendant of the British royal family
fire marshall an official who is responsible for the prevention and investigation of fires
fire warden ,
forest fire fighter ,
ranger an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest
hearing examiner ,
hearing officer an official appointed by a government agency to conduct an investigation or administrative hearing so that the agency can exercise its statutory powers
holdover ,
hangover an official who remains in office after his term
incumbent ,
officeholder the official who holds an office
inquisitor a questioner who is excessively harsh
invalidator ,
nullifier ,
voider an official who can invalidate or nullify; "my bank check was voided and I wanted to know who the invalidator was"
judge ,
jurist ,
justice a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
licenser an official who can issue a license or give authoritative permission (especially one who licenses publications)
macebearer ,
macer ,
mace an official who carries a mace of office
mandarin the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China
notary ,
notary public someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions
noticer someone who gives formal notice
officeholder ,
officer someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court" ; "the club elected its officers for the coming year"
federal agent ,
agent an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents"
provincial (Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order; "the general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials"
postmaster general the official in charge of the national postal service
proconsul an anthropoid ape of the genus Proconsul
prosecuting attorney ,
prosecuting officer ,
prosecutor ,
public prosecutor a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
quaestor any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration)
recruiter an official who enlists personnel for military service
record-keeper ,
registrar ,
recorder someone responsible for keeping records
regulator any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
returning officer the official in each electorate who holds the election and returns the results
sealer an official who affixes a seal to a document
searcher large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on caterpillars; found in North America
vote counter ,
teller an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
town clerk the official who keeps a town's records
doorkeeper ,
usher someone who guards an entrance
vizier a high official in a Muslim government (especially in the Ottoman Empire)
