functionary
Example Sentences
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He, not his faithful functionaries, needs to take the blame.
Yet, the temptation toward secrecy is ever present among public officials and government functionaries.
From Seattle Times
This ruling created huge obstacles to the successful prosecution of camp functionaries, especially because the German statute of limitations had long tolled on all Nazi-era crimes with the exception of homicide.
From Washington Post
“It is unimaginable that a high-level functionary would have stepped in and blocked a broad federal law that applied to every agency,” he said.
From New York Times
As a low-level party functionary, he joined in, apparently reluctantly, and helped pack off several colleagues for “reeducation.”
From Washington Post
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