1. officer; one who holds public office. formal, ceremonious; issued authoritatively; authorized; holding an office; of or relating to an office or position. official\of*fi"cial\ , a. [l. officialis: cf. f. officiel. see:
office, and cf. official, n.].
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. (pharm.) approved by authority; sanctioned by the pharmacopÂœia; appointed to be used in medicine; as, an official drug or preparation. cf. officinal.
5. discharging an office or function. [obs.] the stomach and other parts official unto nutrition. t. browne.official \of*fi"cial\, n. [l. officialis a magistrate's servant or attendant: cf.f. official. see:
official, a., and cf. officer.].
6. one who holds an office; esp., a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
7. an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.official adj.
8. having official authority or sanction; "official permission"; "an official representative" [ant: unofficial].
9. of or relating to an office; "official privileges".
10. verified officially; "the election returns are now official".
11. conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; "in prescribed order" [syn: prescribed].
12. (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution n 1: a worker who holds or is invested with an office [syn: functionary] 2: administers rules of a game or sport.
13. Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as, official duties, or routine.
14. 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.
15. Approved by authority; sanctioned by the pharmacopœia; appointed to be used in medicine; as, an official drug or preparation.
16. Cf.
17. Officinal.
18. Discharging an office or function.
19. One who holds an office; esp., a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
20. An ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction. someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling" a worker who holds or is invested with an office having official authority or sanction; "official permission"; "an official representative" verified officially; "the election returns are now official" given official status as a national or state institution conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; "in prescribed order" of or relating to an office; "official privileges".
21. 1. Official means approved by the government or by someone in authority. According to the official figures, over one thousand people died during the revolution A report in the official police newspaper gave no reason for the move. ¡Ù unofficial + officially of·fi·cial·ly The nine-year civil war is officially over.
22. Official activities are carried out by a person in authority as part of their job. The President is in Brazil for an official two-day visit. ¡Ù private.
23. Official things are used by a person in authority as part of their job. the official residence of the Head of State.
24. If you describe someone's explanation or reason for something as the official explanation, you are suggesting that it is probably not true, but is used because the real explanation is embarrassing. The official reason given for the President's absence was sickness. + officially of·fi·cial·ly Officially, the guard was to protect us. In fact, they were there to report on our movements.
25. An official is a person who holds a position of authority in an organization. A senior UN official hopes to visit Baghdad this month.
26. An official at a sports event is a referee, umpire, or other person who checks that the players follow the rules. someone who is in a position of authority in an organization.
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