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Official - definition of official by The Free Dictionary Official - definition of official by The Free Dictionary https://www.thefreedictionary.com/official Printer Friendly official Also found in: Thesaurus , Medical , Legal , Acronyms , Idioms , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . official authorized, authoritative: We obtained official permission to enter the building. ; one who administers the rules of a game: The official called for a time-out. Not to be confused with: officious – meddlesome; intrusive in an offensive manner: She’s an officious woman who makes a nuisance of herself. Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree of·fi·cial (ə-fĭsh′əl) adj. 1. Of or relating to an office or a post of authority: official duties. 2. Authorized by a proper authority; authoritative: official permission. 3. Holding office or serving in a public capacity: an official representative. 4. Characteristic of or befitting a person of authority; formal: an official banquet. 5. Authorized by or contained in the US Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary. Used of drugs. n. 1. One who holds an office or position, especially one who acts in a subordinate capacity for an institution such as a corporation or governmental agency. 2. Sports A referee or umpire. [From Middle English, ecclesiastical officer , from Old French, from Latin officiālis , an attendant of an office , from officium , duty, service ; see office .] of·fi′cial·dom n. of·fi′cial·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. official ( əˈfɪʃəl ) adj 1. of or relating to an office, its administration, or its duration 2. sanctioned by, recognized by, or derived from authority: an official statement . 3. appointed by authority, esp for some special duty 4. having a formal ceremonial character: an official dinner . n a person who holds a position in an organization, government department, etc, esp a subordinate position Official ( əˈfɪʃəl ) adj (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) 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) n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a member of the Official IRA and Sinn Féin Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 of•fi•cial (əˈfɪʃ əl) n. 1. a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties. adj. 2. of or pertaining to an office or position of duty, trust, or authority: official powers. 3. appointed, authorized, or approved by a government or organization. 4. holding office. 5. public and formal; ceremonial. [1300–50; Middle English < Late Latin officiālis of duty = Latin offici(um) office + -ālis -al 1 ] of•fi′cial•ly, adv. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. official brevet - An official or authoritative message in writing. provost - Etymologically, an official "placed before" or "put in charge" of others, from Latin praepositus, "superintendent." bailiwick - Comes from bailie, "custody," and -wick, "function of an official" or "place of jurisdiction." probate - The official proving of a will, from Latin probatum, "thing proved." Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved. officer – official – office worker 1. 'officer' An officer is a person who has a position of authority in the armed forces. ...a retired army officer. Officer is also used in the name of some people's jobs. He was arrested and charged with assaulting a police officer. Suddenly the press officer came out and announced the result. 2. 'official' An official is a person who holds a position of authority in an organization, especially a government department or a trade union. Government officials have rejected calls for international intervention. Management and union officials agreed to go to the Labour Relations Commission today. 3. 'office worker' You do not use 'officer' or 'official' to refer to someone who works in an office. A person like this is called an office worker. Office workers have been found to make more mistakes when distracted by traffic noise. Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012 Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend: Switch to new thesaurus Noun 1. official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office functionary appointee - an official who is appointed bailiff - an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc. beadle - a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function administrative official , bureaucrat - an official of a bureaucracy caretaker - an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily; "he acted as a caretaker until a new president could be elected" censor - a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable census taker , enumerator - someone who collects census data by visiting individual homes church officer - a church official city father - an important municipal official civil servant - a public official who is a member of the civil service commissar , political commissar - an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit Comptroller General - a United States federal official who supervises expenditures and settles claims against the government Comptroller of the Currency - a United States federal official who regulates the national banks diplomat , diplomatist - an official engaged in international negotiations elected official - official who won the office in a free election equerry - an official charged with the care of the horses of princes or nobles fire marshall - an official who is responsible for the prevention and investigation of fires fire warden , forest fire fighter , ranger - an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest hearing examiner , hearing officer - an official appointed by a government agency to conduct an investigation or administrative hearing so that the agency can exercise its statutory powers holdover , hangover - an official who remains in office after his term incumbent , officeholder - the official who holds an office Inquisitor - an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition invalidator , voider , nullifier - an official who can invalidate or nullify; "my bank check was voided and I wanted to know who the invalidator was" judge , jurist , justice - a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice licenser - an official who can issue a license or give authoritative permission (especially one who licenses publications) macebearer , macer , mace - an official who carries a mace of office mandarin - any high government official or bureaucrat notary , notary public - someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions noticer - someone who gives formal notice officeholder , officer - someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year" federal agent , agent - any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau provincial - (Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order; "the general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials" postmaster general - the official in charge of the national postal service proconsul - an official in a modern colony who has considerable administrative power prosecuting attorney , prosecuting officer , prosecutor , public prosecutor - a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state quaestor - any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration) recruiter - an official who enlists personnel for military service record-keeper , recorder , registrar - someone responsible for keeping records regulator - an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest returning officer - the official in each electorate who holds the election and returns the results sealer - an official who affixes a seal to a document searcher - a customs official whose job is to search baggage or goods or vehicles for contraband or dutiable items skilled worker , skilled workman , trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills vote counter , teller - an official appointed to count the votes (especially in legislative assembly) 2. official - someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling" adjudicator - a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes football official - an official who enforces the rules at a football game linesman - official (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for out of bounds or offside) ref , referee - (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play scorekeeper , scorer - an official who records the score during the progress of a game dispatcher , starter - the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition timekeeper , timer - (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed ump , umpire - an official at a baseball