- public, functionary
- fonctionnaire public
English-French legislative terms. 2015.
English-French legislative terms. 2015.
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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
functionary — I noun administrator, bureaucrat, commissary, commissioner, delegate, dignitary, office holder, officer, official, representative, syndic II index agent, conduit (intermediary), incumbent, notar … Law dictionary
functionary — noun a Capitol Hill functionary Syn: official, officeholder, public servant, civil servant, bureaucrat, administrator, apparatchik; informal bean counter … Thesaurus of popular words
public prosecutor — noun a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state • Syn: ↑prosecutor, ↑prosecuting officer, ↑prosecuting attorney • Derivationally related forms: ↑prosecute (for: ↑prosecutor) … Useful english dictionary
functionary — Synonyms and related words: Federal, agent, amanuensis, baggage agent, bureaucrat, business agent, civil servant, claim agent, clerk, commercial agent, commission agent, commissioner, conductor, consignee, customer agent, driver, dupe, engineer,… … Moby Thesaurus
public servant — Synonyms and related words: bureaucrat, civil servant, functionary, functionnaire, holdover, incumbent, ins, jack in office, lame duck, mandarin, new broom, office bearer, officeholder, officer, official, officiary, petty tyrant, placeman,… … Moby Thesaurus
functionary — n official, office holder, office bearer, Brit. placeman, Rare. officiary; minister, commissioner, (in the U.S.S.R.) commissar; representative, Inf. rep, deputy; public official, public servant; bureaucrat, civil servant, red tapist … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
functionary — A public officer or employee An officer of a private corporation is also sometimes so called … Black's law dictionary
functionary — A public officer or employee An officer of a private corporation is also sometimes so called … Black's law dictionary
functionary — A public officer … Ballentine's law dictionary
notary public — no·ta·ry public / nō tə rē / n pl no·ta·ries public or notary publics [Latin notarius stenographer, from nota note, shorthand character]: a public officer who certifies and attests to the authenticity of writings (as deeds) and takes affidavits,… … Law dictionary