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OFFICIAL
official
(adjective) having official authority or sanction; “official permission”; “an official representative”
official
(adjective) verified officially; “the election returns are now official”
official
(adjective) (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution
official, prescribed
(adjective) conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; “in prescribed order”
official
(adjective) of or relating to an office; “official privileges”
official
(noun) someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; “the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling”
official, functionary
(noun) a worker who holds or is invested with an office
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
official (comparative more official, superlative most official)
Of or pertaining to an office or public trust.
Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority
Approved by authority; authorized.
(Of a statement) Dubious but recognized by authorities as truth and/or canon.
(pharmaceutical) Sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal.
Discharging an office or function.
Relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc, with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.
(slang) True, real, beyond doubt.
(pharmacology) Listen in a national pharmacopeia.
Antonyms
• unofficial
Noun
official (plural officials)
An office holder invested with powers and authorities.
A person responsible for applying the rules of a game or sport in a competition.
Hyponyms
• See also official
Source: Wiktionary
Of*fi"cial, a. Etym: [L. officialis: cf. F. officiel. See Office, and cf. Official, n.]
1. Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as, official duties, or routine. That, in the official marks invested, you Anon do meet the senate. Shak.
2. Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority; as, an official statement or report.
3. (Pharm.)
Definition: Approved by authority; sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; as, an official drug or preparation. Cf. Officinal.
4. Discharging an office or function. [Obs.] The stomach and other parts official unto nutrition. Sir T. Browne.
Of*fi"cial, n. Etym: [L. officialis a magistrate's servant or attendant: cf.F. official. See Official, a., and cf. Officer.]
1. One who holds an office; esp., a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
2. An ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction. Blackstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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