Functionary Put In Charge In Advance Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command • someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust • a member of a police force • a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel verb • direct or command as an officer
	30%	11		Soviet political functionary
	noun • a humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large organization (especially a political organization) • a communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party
	30%	10		System functionary
	noun • an official of a bureaucracy

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