Definition of Official

1. Adjective. Having official authority or sanction. "An official representative"


2. Noun. A worker who holds or is invested with an office.

3. Adjective. Of or relating to an office. "Official privileges"
Partainyms: Office
Derivative terms: Office

4. Noun. Someone who administers the rules of a game or sport. "The golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"

5. Adjective. Verified officially. "The election returns are now official"
Similar to: Confirmed

6. Adjective. Conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline. "In prescribed order"
Exact synonyms: Prescribed
Similar to: Regular
Derivative terms: Office

7. Adjective. (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution.
Category relationships: Church, Church Service
Similar to: Constituted, Established

Definition of Official

1. a. Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as, official duties, or routine.

2. n. One who holds an office; esp., a subordinate executive officer or attendant.

Definition of Official

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to an office or public trust. ¹

2. Adjective. Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority ¹

3. Adjective. Approved by authority; authorized. ¹

4. Adjective. sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal ¹

5. Adjective. Discharging an office or function. ¹

6. Adjective. Relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant. ¹

7. Adjective. Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction. ¹

8. Noun. An office holder invested with powers and authorities. ¹

9. Noun. A person responsible for applying the rules of a game or sport in a competition. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Official

1. one that holds a position of authority [n -S]

Medical Definition of Official

1. 1. 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." (Shak) 2. 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. 3. Approved by authority; sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; as, an official drug or preparation. Cf. Officinal. 4. Discharging an office or function. "The stomach and other parts official unto nutrition." (Sir T. Browne) Origin: L. Officialis: cf. F. Officiel. See Office, and cf. Official. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Official

officemates
officer
officer's mess
officer-involved shooting
officered
officeress
officering
officers
offices
officeseeker
officeseekers
officewall
officewalls
officewear
officewide
official (current term)
official at-bat
official at-bats
official cover
official document
official emissary
official formula
official immunity
officialdom
officialdoms
officialese
officialeses
officialisation
officialise
officialised

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