English

Detailed Synonyms for official in English

official:

official adj

  1. official
  2. official
    – having official authority or sanction 1
    official
    – having official authority or sanction 1
    • official adj
      • official permission1
      • an official representative1
  3. official
    – verified officially 1
    official
    – verified officially 1
    • official adj
      • the election returns are now official1
  4. official
    – (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution 1
    official
    – (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution 1
  5. official
    – conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline 1
    official; prescribed
    – conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline 1
  6. official
    – of or relating to an office 1
    official
    – of or relating to an office 1

official [the ~] noun

  1. the official
    – a worker who holds or is invested with an office 1
    the civil servant
    – a public official who is a member of the civil service 1
    the clerk
    the officer
    – someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust 1
    • officer [the ~] noun
      • he is an officer of the court1
      • the club elected its officers for the coming year1
    the official
    – a worker who holds or is invested with an office 1
  2. the official
    – a worker who holds or is invested with an office 1
    the official; the functionary
    – a worker who holds or is invested with an office 1
  3. the official
    the functionary; the official; the officer
  4. the official
    – someone who administers the rules of a game or sport 1
    the official
    – someone who administers the rules of a game or sport 1
    • official [the ~] noun
      • the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling1

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Related Definitions for "official":

  1. having official authority or sanction1
    • official permission1
    • an official representative1
  2. verified officially1
    • the election returns are now official1
  3. (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution1
  4. conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline1
  5. of or relating to an office1
    • official privileges1
  6. someone who administers the rules of a game or sport1
    • the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling1
  7. a worker who holds or is invested with an office1

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