official
Other forms: officials
Official is the real deal. If you want the latest news from Graceland, check the official Elvis Presley website. But you’ll have to look elsewhere to find the unofficial, unapproved, and highly unlikely scoop on Elvis sightings.
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.
Definitions of official
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of or relating to an office“official privileges”
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having official authority or sanction“official permission”“an official representative”synonyms:ex officioby virtue of an office or positionformalcharacteristic of or befitting a person in authorityformalised, formalizedgiven formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper proceduressemiofficialhaving some official authority or sanctionantonyms:unofficialnot having official authority or sanctionunsanctionedwithout explicit official permission
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verified officially“the election returns are now official”synonyms:confirmedhaving been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation
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(of a church) given official status as a national or state institutionsynonyms:
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conforming to set usage, procedure, or disciplinesynonyms: prescribedregularin accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
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a worker who holds or is invested with an officesynonyms: functionarytypes:apparatchika humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large organization (especially a political organization)appointeean official who is appointedbailiffan officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.beadlea minor parish official who serves smaller church functionscaretakeran official who performs the duties of an office temporarilycensora person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptablechurch officera church officialcity fatheran important municipal officialcivil servanta public official who is a member of the civil servicecommissar, political commissaran official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unitComptroller Generala United States federal official who supervises expenditures and settles claims against the governmentComptroller of the Currencya United States federal official who regulates the national bankselected officialofficial who won the office in a free electionequerryan official charged with the care of the horses of princes or noblesfire marshallan official who is responsible for the prevention and investigation of firesfire warden, forest fire fighter, rangeran official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of foresthearing examiner, hearing officeran official appointed by a government agency to conduct an investigation or administrative hearing so that the agency can exercise its statutory powersInquisitoran official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisitionjudge, jurist, justicea public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justicelicenseran official who can issue a license or give authoritative permission (especially one who licenses publications)mandarinany high government official or bureaucratnotary, notary publicsomeone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositionsnoticersomeone who gives formal noticeofficeholder, officersomeone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trustprovincial(Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious orderpostmaster generalthe official in charge of the national postal serviceproconsulan official in a modern colony who has considerable administrative powerprosecuting attorney, prosecuting officer, prosecutor, public prosecutora government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the statequaestorany of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration)recruiteran official who enlists personnel for military serviceregulatoran official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interestreturning officerthe official in each electorate who holds the election and returns the resultssealeran official who affixes a seal to a documentsearchera customs official whose job is to search baggage or goods or vehicles for contraband or dutiable itemstown clerkthe official who keeps a town's recordsviziera high official in a Muslim government (especially in the Ottoman Empire)weigheran official who weighs and records the weightconsulone of the two magistrates elected annually in ancient Romewardenan official who is responsible for enforcing certain regulations or lawsalcaldea mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish townambassador, embassadora diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to anotherbean counteran accountant or bureaucrat who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditurescanvassera person who takes or counts votescharge d'affairesthe official temporarily in charge of a diplomatic mission in the absence of the ambassadorchief justicethe judge who presides over a supreme courtchurchwardenan officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular mattersconsula diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign countrycoyotea forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time)Daniela wise and upright judgedogeformerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoaelderany of various church officersenvoy, envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiarya diplomat having less authority than an ambassadorfire warden, forest fire fighter, rangeran official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forestGrand Inquisitordirector of the court of Inquisition (especially in Spain and Portugal)high commissionera senior diplomat from one country to another who is assigned ambassadorial rankIndian agenta representative of the federal government to American Indian tribes (especially on Indian reservations)internuncio(Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope ranking below a nunciolame duckan elected official who is currently still in office but who has not been reelectedlieutenant governoran elected official serving as deputy to the governor of a state of the United Statesmagistratea lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)diplomatic minister, ministera diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassadornuncio, papal nuncio(Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial statusoffice-bearerthe person who holds an officeordinarya judge of a probate courtpaper-pushera clerk or bureaucrat who does paperworkpersona grataa diplomat who is acceptable to the government to which he is sentpersona non grataa diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which he is sentplenipotentiarya diplomat who is fully authorized to represent his or her governmentprobation officerthe officer of the court who supervises probationersprocurator(ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxesqadian Islamic judgerapporteura recorder appointed by a committee to prepare reports of the meetingsrecordera barrister or solicitor who serves as part-time judge in towns or boroughsrecruiting-sergeanta sergeant deputized to enlist recruitsselectmanan elected member of a board of officials who run New England townsselectwomanan elected member of a board of officials who run New England townssergeant at arms, serjeant-at-armsan officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commandscollector of internal revenue, exciseman, internal revenue agent, tax collector, taxmansomeone who collects taxes for the governmenttaxera bureaucrat who levies taxestrial judgea judge in a trial courttrierone (as a judge) who examines and settles a casetrustbustera federal agent who engages in trust bustingvergera church officer who takes care of the interior of the building and acts as an attendant (carries the verge) during ceremoniesvestrymana man who is a member of a church vestryvestrywomana woman who is a member of a church vestryGeorge F. Kennan, George Frost Kennan, KennanUnited States diplomat who recommended a policy of containment in dealing with Soviet aggression (1904-2005)type of:
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someone who administers the rules of a game or sport“the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling”types:football officialan official who enforces the rules at a football gamelinesmanofficial (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for out of bounds or offside)ref, referee(sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair playback judgea football officialfield judgea football officialhead linesmana football official in charge of recording yardage gained or lostline judgefootball official who assists the referee by keeping track of the official time during the gameside judgea football officialtype of:adjudicatora person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes
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