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   official

   /əˈfɪʃl/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to an authority or public body and its activities and responsibilities: "the prime minister's official engagements" Similar ceremonialformalsolemnritualisticceremoniouspompousstiffbureaucraticproperinformal:stuffed-shirtOpposite informal
   • ▪ having the approval or authorization of an authority or public body: "members would know when industrial action is official" Similar authorizedaccreditedapprovedvalidatedauthenticatedauthenticcertifiedendorseddocumentedsanctionedlicensedformalrecognizedauthoritativeacceptedverifiedlegitimatelegallawfulvalidbona fidepropertrueex cathedrasigned, sealed, and deliveredsigned and sealedinformal:kosherOpposite unofficialunauthorized
   • ▪ employed by an authority or public body in a position of authority: "an official spokesman"

   noun

   • 1. a person holding public office or having official duties, especially as a representative of an organization or government department: "a union official"
   • ▪ the presiding officer or judge of an archbishop's, bishop's, or archdeacon's court.

   Word Origin Middle English (originally as a noun): via Old French from Latin officialis, from officium (see office).

   Derivatives

   • 1. officialism noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

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   appointed or authorized to act in a designated capacity: an official representative. (of an activity or event) intended for the notice of the public and performed or held on behalf of officials or of an organization; formal: the official opening of a store.

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   If something is official, it's authorized and approved by somebody. If Gatorade is the official drink of the Olympics, somebody with authority has signed some papers and a deal has been made. When you're playing soccer or other sports, the official is the person who makes the calls; he referees (or officiates) the game.

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