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| 1. | [ noun ] (work) a worker who holds or is invested with an office | |
| Synonyms: | functionary | |
| Related terms: | skilled_worker officeholder hearing_examiner judge diplomat prosecutor Comptroller_General appointee postmaster_general town_clerk bureaucrat beadle regulator fire_marshall equerry fire_warden inquisitor city_father church_officer licenser incumbent holdover sealer macebearer commissar civil_servant caretaker mandarin notary Comptroller_of_the_Currency agent censor teller proconsul usher vizier registrar invalidator elected_official noticer quaestor recruiter census_taker searcher returning_officer weigher bailiff provincial officiate | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] having official authority or sanction | |
| Examples: | "official permission" "an official representative" |
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| Related terms: | unofficial formal formalised formalized authoritative semiofficial authorised ex_officio authorized | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (sport) someone who administers the rules of a game or sport | |
| Examples: | "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling" |
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| Related terms: | adjudicator referee timekeeper umpire scorekeeper starter linesman football_official | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] verified officially | |
| Examples: | "the election returns are now official" |
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| Related terms: | confirmed | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] of or relating to an office | |
| Examples: | "official privileges" |
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| Related terms: | agency | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline | |
| Synonyms: | prescribed | |
| Examples: | "in prescribed order" |
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| Related terms: | regular | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution | |
| Related terms: | church_service established | |
| Similar spelling: |
officially officialize officialise officialese officialdom |
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