ALL meanings of official
of·fi·cial
O o - noun official Relating to an authority or public body and its duties, actions, and responsibilities. 1
- adjective official with authority 1
- adjective official formal 1
- adjective official issued authoritatively 1
- noun official government employee 1
- adjective official from government 1
- 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
- adjective official 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. 1
- adjective official Official means approved by the government or by someone in authority. 0
- adjective official Official activities are carried out by a person in authority as part of their job. 0
- adjective official Official things are used by a person in authority as part of their job. 0
- adjective official If you describe someone's explanation or reason for something as the official explanation, you are suggesting that it is probably not true, but is used because the real explanation is embarrassing. 0
- countable noun official An official is a person who holds a position of authority in an organization. 0
- countable noun official An official at a sports event is a referee, umpire, or other person who checks that the players follow the rules. 0
- adjective official of or relating to an office, its administration, or its duration 0
- adjective official sanctioned by, recognized by, or derived from authority 0
- adjective official appointed by authority, esp for some special duty 0
- adjective official having a formal ceremonial character 0
- noun official a person who holds a position in an organization, government department, etc, esp a subordinate position 0
- adjective official 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) 0
- noun official a member of the Official IRA and Sinn Féin 0
- adjective official of or holding an office, or position of authority 0
- adjective official by, from, or with the proper authority; authorized or authoritative 0
- adjective official in a formal or ceremonious manner, often involving persons of authority 0
- adjective official formally set or prescribed 0
- adjective official contained in the current pharmacopeia; authorized for use in medicine 0
- noun official a person holding office, esp. public office 0
- noun official one who supervises an athletic contest, as a referee, umpire, etc. 0