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official

of·fi·cial
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-fish-uh l]
    • /əˈfɪʃ əl/
    • /əˈfɪʃl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-fish-uh l]
    • /əˈfɪʃ əl/

Definitions of official word

  • noun official a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties. 1
  • adjective official of or relating to an office or position of duty, trust, or authority: official powers. 1
  • adjective official authorized or issued authoritatively: an official report. 1
  • adjective official holding office. 1
  • adjective official appointed or authorized to act in a designated capacity: an official representative. 1
  • adjective official (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. 1

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Origin of official

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English < Late Latin officiālis of duty, equivalent to Latin offici(um) office + -ālis -al1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Official

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

official popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for official

adjective official

  • authorized — officially permitted or empowered
  • authorised — Alternative spelling of authorized.
  • certified — holding or guaranteed by a certificate
  • endorsed — Declare one's public approval or support of.
  • sanctioned — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.

noun official

  • bureaucrat — Bureaucrats are officials who work in a large administrative system. You can refer to officials as bureaucrats especially if you disapprove of them because they seem to follow rules and procedures too strictly.
  • administrator — An administrator is a person whose job involves helping to organize and supervise the way that an organization or institution functions.
  • representative — a person or thing that represents another or others.
  • spokesperson — a person who speaks for another or for a group.
  • officer — a person who holds a position of rank or authority in the army, navy, air force, or any similar organization, especially one who holds a commission.

Antonyms for official

adjective official

  • informal — without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
  • imprecise — not precise; not exact; vague or ill-defined.
  • improper — not proper; not strictly belonging, applicable, correct, etc.; erroneous: He drew improper conclusions from the scant evidence.
  • incorrect — not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong: an incorrect statement.
  • indefinite — not definite; without fixed or specified limit; unlimited: an indefinite number.

noun official

  • employee — A person employed for wages or salary, especially at nonexecutive level.

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