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official

[ uh-fish-uhl ]

noun

  1. a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.


adjective

  1. of or relating to an office or position of duty, trust, or authority:

    official powers.

  2. authorized or issued authoritatively:

    an official report.

  3. holding office.
  4. appointed or authorized to act in a designated capacity:

    an official representative.

  5. (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.

  6. Pharmacology. noting drugs or drug preparations that are recognized by and that conform to the standards of the United States Pharmacopeia or the National Formulary.

Official

1

/ əˈɪʃə /

adjective

  1. of or relating to one of the two factions of the IRA and Sinn Féin, created by a split in 1969. The Official movement subsequently renounced terrorism and entered constitutional politics in the Irish Republic as the Workers' Party (now the Democratic Left)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a member of the Official IRA and Sinn Féin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

official

2

/ əˈɪʃə /

adjective

  1. of or relating to an office, its administration, or its duration
  2. sanctioned by, recognized by, or derived from authority

    an official statement

  3. appointed by authority, esp for some special duty
  4. having a formal ceremonial character

    an official dinner

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person who holds a position in an organization, government department, etc, esp a subordinate position
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • Ǵ·ھc· adverb
  • ԴDzo·ھc adjective
  • nonǴ·ھc· adverb
  • o·ھc adjective
  • preǴ·ھc· adverb
  • d·Ǵ·ھc adjective noun
  • pseudo·Ǵ·ھc· adverb
  • ܲȴ-Ǵ·ھc adjective
  • quasi-Ǵ·ھc· adverb
  • ܲo·ھc noun adjective
  • subǴ·ھc· adverb
  • ܲd·Ǵ·ھc adjective
  • ܲo·ھc adjective
  • unǴ·ھc· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of official1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Late Latin Ǵڴھ “of duty,” equivalent to Latin offici(um) “service, duty” + - adjective suffix; office, -al 1
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Reform UK's candidate to be the mayor of Greater Lincolnshire is entitled to stand in the contest after she was challenged over her right to do so, an electoral official has said.

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Malawi's trade ministry spokesperson Patrick Botha told local media that they were yet to get official communication on the issue.

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Another official said: "It's a funeral. We are treading carefully."

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Judge Garnett also asked prosecutors to remind Bondi and government officials of rules surrounding public statements and their impact on a fair trial and jury selection.

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The Vatican foreign minister described the Pope's ability to scythe through difficult subjects with clarity, reminding officials, for example, to remember migrants as human beings and not just "numbers" in their discussions about them.

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