officeholder vs functionary

officeholder and functionary both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
officeholder	Yes	No	No	No
functionary	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, functionary is a hypernym of officeholder; that is, functionary is a word with a broader meaning than officeholder:

Other hypernyms of officeholder include holder, official.

As nouns, functionary is a hypernym of officeholder; that is, functionary is a word with a broader meaning than officeholder:

officeholder: someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust
functionary: a worker who holds or is invested with an office

Other hypernyms of officeholder include holder, official.

officeholder (noun)	functionary (noun)
the official who holds an office	a worker who holds or is invested with an office
someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust