official

/əˈfɪʃ(ə)l/

adj 5noun 1

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(noun.)

ADJ

responsible

The responsible official announced the new safety procedures at the staff meeting yesterday.

corrupt | bank, company, corporate, council, court, customs, government, judicial, military, ministry, party, royal, state, (trade) union

VERB + OFFICIAL

appoint (sb), appoint sb as | consult, meet

bribe

The businessman was arrested for trying to bribe a government official.

Definitions

adj

Of or about an office or public trust.

official duties

Derived from the proper office or officer, or the appropriate authority; made or communicated by authority

an official statement or report

Approved by authority; authorized.

The Official Strategy Guide

Approved by authority; authorized.

Despite these testimonies, "accidental asphyxiation" remains his official cause of death.

Sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal.

an official drug or preparation

noun

An office holder, a person holding an official position in government, sports, or other organization.

Officials in the Firefly administration assure the Sylvanians they don't want war either.

In most soccer games, there are three officials: the referee and two linesmen.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a worker who holds or is invested with an office

functionary

adjective — conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline

prescribed

Antonyms

unofficial

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

official duties

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an official statement or report

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The Official Strategy Guide

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Officials in the Firefly administration assure the Sylvanians they don't want war either.

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In most soccer games, there are three officials: the referee and two linesmen.

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The company's officials became nabobs as it took on more and more power after Plassey.

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