official
IPA: ʌfˈɪʃʌɫ
noun
- An office holder, a person holding an official position in government, sports, or other organization.
adjective
- 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.
- (informal) True, real, beyond doubt.
- (pharmacology) Listed in a national pharmacopeia.
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Examples of "official" in Sentences
- The official publication is the Choral Journal.
- He was officially the leader of the government.
- The government had no official response to the vigil.
- Government procurement in the United States is official.
- Kilometer is the official spelling of the US government.
- Gazettes are the official publications of the Government.
- The CEO of GCIS is the official spokesperson of the government.
- The government alloted the public project to the high officials.
- The company also enjoys the official backing of the Singaporean government.
- The appearance is portrayed in the press and by public officials as a gaffe.
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