Based on context clues, what is the best meaning for "functionaries" as used in Line 16?

Explain how lines 1-3 establish the speaker as an individual but also as a representative for all others.

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Which sentence is correct? laura lent me her copy of cooking weekly so i could use a recipe. i enjoy doing crossword puzzles from the new york times. herman melville wrote the novel “moby d ick.” maggie loves to read the smithsonian magazine.