All official synonyms
of·fi·cial
O o noun official
- commissioner — A commissioner is an important official in a government department or other organization.
- director — a person or thing that directs.
- leader — a person or thing that leads.
- manager — a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.
- minister — a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
- secretary — a person, usually an official, who is in charge of the records, correspondence, minutes of meetings, and related affairs of an organization, company, association, etc.: the secretary of the Linguistic Society of America.
- ceo — CEO is an abbreviation for chief executive officer.
- president — (often initial capital letter) the highest executive officer of a modern republic, as the Chief Executive of the United States.
- boss — Your boss is the person in charge of the organization or department where you work.
- brains — an animal's brain, cooked and eaten as food
- brass — Brass is a yellow-coloured metal made from copper and zinc. It is used especially for making ornaments and musical instruments.
- chancellor — Chancellor is the title of the head of government in Germany and Austria.
- comptroller — A comptroller is someone who is in charge of the accounts of a business or a government department; used mainly in official titles.
- dignitary — a person who holds a high rank or office, as in the government or church.
- functionary — a person who functions in a specified capacity, especially in government service; an official: civil servants, bureaucrats, and other functionaries.
- governor — the executive head of a state in the U.S.
- higher-up — a person in a position of higher authority in an organization; superior.
- incumbent — holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently: the incumbent officers of the club.
- magistrate — a civil officer charged with the administration of the law.
- marshal — a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies. Compare field marshal.
- mayor — the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.
- officeholder — a person filling a governmental position; public official.
- panjandrum — a self-important or pretentious official.
- premier — the head of the cabinet in France or Italy or certain other countries; first minister; prime minister.
- top — Technical/Office Protocol
- treasurer — a person in charge of treasure or a treasury.
- big shot — A big shot is an important and powerful person in a group or organization.
- front office — the executive or administrative office of a company, organization, etc.
- top brass — brass (def 5).
- top dog — a person, group, or nation that has acquired a position of highest authority.
- top drawer — the highest level in rank, excellence, or importance: a musician strictly out of the top drawer.