official
adjective
1. having official authority or sanction
- official permission
- an official representative
Similar word(s): authorised, authorized, authorised, authoritative, authorized, formal, formalised, formalized, semiofficial
2. of or relating to an office
- official privileges
3. verified officially
- the election returns are now official
Similar word(s): confirmed
4. conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline
Similar word(s): regular, prescribed
5. (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution
Similar word(s): constituted, established
Sentences with official as an adjective:
- official duties
- an official statement or report
- an official drug or preparation
noun
1. a worker who holds or is invested with an office
Similar word(s): functionary
Definition categories: person
2. someone who administers the rules of a game or sport
- the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling
Definition categories: person, adjudicator
Sentences with official as a noun:
- David Barnes was the official charged with the running of the sports club.
- In most soccer games there are three officials: the referee and two linesmen.