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   Of·fi·cial

   /əˈfiSH(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. relating to an authority or public body and its duties, actions, and responsibilities: "the governor's official engagements" Similar ceremonialformalsolemnritualisticceremoniouspompousstiffbureaucraticproperinformal:stuffed-shirtOpposite informal
   • ▪ having the approval or authorization of an authority or public body: "official statistics" Similar authorizedaccreditedapprovedvalidatedauthenticatedauthenticcertifiedendorseddocumentedsanctionedlicensedformalrecognizedauthoritativeacceptedverifiedlegitimatelegallawfulvalidbona fidepropertrueex cathedrasigned, sealed, and deliveredsigned and sealedinformal:kosherOpposite unofficialunauthorized
   • ▪ employed by an authority or public body in a position of authority or trust: "an official spokesman"
   • ▪ perceived as characteristic of officials and bureaucracy; officious: "he sat up straight and became official"

   noun

   • 1. a person holding public office or having official duties, especially as a representative of an organization or government department: "a union official"

   Word Origin Middle English (originally as a noun): via Old French from Latin officialis, from officium (see office).

   Derivatives

   • 1. officialism noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

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