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Official

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Noun

1. functionary, official

a worker who holds or is invested with an office

2. official

someone who administers the rules of a game or sport

Example Sentences:
'the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling'

Adjective

3. official

having official authority or sanction

Example Sentences:
'official permission'
'an official representative'

4. official

of or relating to an office

Example Sentences:
'official privileges'

5. official

verified officially

Example Sentences:
'the election returns are now official'

6. official, prescribed

conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline

Example Sentences:
'in prescribed order'

7. official

(of a church) given official status as a national or state institution

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Official

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adjective
1. 
of or relating to an office, its administration, or its duration
2. 
sanctioned by, recognized by, or derived from authority
an official statement
3. 
appointed by authority, esp for some special duty
4. 
having a formal ceremonial character
an official dinner
noun
5. 
a person who holds a position in an organization, government department, etc, esp a subordinate position
adjective
1. 
of or relating to one of the two factions of the IRA and Sinn Féin, created by a split in 1969. The Official movement subsequently renounced terrorism and entered constitutional politics in the Irish Republic as the Workers' Party (now the Democratic Left)
noun
2. 
a member of the Official IRA and Sinn Féin

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Official

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adjective
1. 
of or holding an office, or position of authority
2. 
by, from, or with the proper authority; authorized or authoritative
an official request
3. 
in a formal or ceremonious manner, often involving persons of authority
an official welcome to the city
4. 
formally set or prescribed
the official date of publication
5.  Medicine and Pharmacy
contained in the current pharmacopeia; authorized for use in medicine
noun
6. 
a person holding office, esp. public office
7.  Sport
one who supervises an athletic contest, as a referee, umpire, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Official

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adj.
1. Of or relating to an office or a post of authority: official duties.
2. Authorized by a proper authority; authoritative: official permission.
3. Holding office or serving in a public capacity: an official representative.
4. Characteristic of or befitting a person of authority; formal: an official banquet.
5. Authorized by or contained in the US Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary. Used of drugs.
n.
1. One who holds an office or position, especially one who acts in a subordinate capacity for an institution such as a corporation or governmental agency.
2. Sports A referee or umpire.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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