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Participant vs Functionary - What's the difference?

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Participant is a related term of functionary.


As nouns the difference between participant and functionary

is that participant is one who participates while functionary is a person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or governmental) who holds limited authority and primarily serves to carry out a simple function for which discretion is not required.

As an adjective participant

is sharing; participating; having a share of part.

participant

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • one who participates

    • Synonyms

    * partaker, participator

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Sharing; participating; having a share of part.
  • * , History of the Reign of King Henry VII
  • ** Therefore during the parliament he published his royal proclamation, offering pardon and grace of restitution to all such as had taken arms, or been participant of any attempts against him;

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    functionary

    English

    Noun

    (functionaries)
  • A person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or governmental) who holds limited authority and primarily serves to carry out a simple function for which discretion is not required.