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Official - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com SKIP TO CONTENT official /əˈfɪʃəl/ /əˈfɪʃəl/ IPA guide Other forms: officials Official is the real deal. If you want the latest news from Graceland, check the official Elvis Presley website. But you’ll have to look elsewhere to find the unofficial, unapproved, and highly unlikely scoop on Elvis sightings. If something is official, it's authorized and approved by somebody. If Gatorade is the official drink of the Olympics, somebody with authority has signed some papers and a deal has been made. When you're playing soccer or other sports, the official is the person who makes the calls; he referees (or officiates) the game. Definitions of official adjective of or relating to an office “ official privileges” adjective having official authority or sanction “ official permission” “an official representative” synonyms: authorised , authorized endowed with authority authorised , authoritative , authorized sanctioned by established authority ex officio by virtue of an office or position formal characteristic of or befitting a person in authority formalised , formalized given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures semiofficial having some official authority or sanction see more see less antonyms: unofficial not having official authority or sanction unauthorised , unauthorized not endowed with authority drumhead , summary performed speedily and without formality informal , loose not officially recognized or controlled unauthorised , unauthorized , wildcat without official authorization unsanctioned without explicit official permission show more antonyms... adjective verified officially “the election returns are now official ” synonyms: confirmed having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation adjective (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution synonyms: constituted , established brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established adjective conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline synonyms: prescribed regular in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle noun a worker who holds or is invested with an office synonyms: functionary see more see less types: show 107 types... hide 107 types... apparatchik a humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large organization (especially a political organization) 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 smaller church functions administrative official , bureaucrat an official of a bureaucracy caretaker an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily 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 hangover , holdover 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 , nullifier , voider an official who can invalidate or nullify 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) mace , macebearer , macer 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 agent , federal 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 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 teller , vote counter an official appointed to count the votes (especially in legislative assembly) town clerk the official who keeps a town's records doorkeeper , usher an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber vizier a high official in a Muslim government (especially in the Ottoman Empire) weigher an official who weighs and records the weight consul one of the two magistrates elected annually in ancient Rome warden an official who is responsible for enforcing certain regulations or laws alcalde a mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish town ambassador , embassador a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another bean counter an accountant or bureaucrat who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures canvasser a person who takes or counts votes charge d'affaires the official temporarily in charge of a diplomatic mission in the absence of the ambassador chief justice the judge who presides over a supreme court churchwarden an officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular matters consul a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country coyote a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time) Daniel a wise and upright judge Protestant deacon , deacon a Protestant layman who assists the minister DA , district attorney an official prosecutor for a judicial district doge formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa elder any of various church officers envoy , envoy extraordinary , minister plenipotentiary a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador fire warden , forest fire fighter , ranger an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest game warden , gamekeeper a person employed to take care of game and wildlife Grand Inquisitor director of the court of Inquisition (especially in Spain and Portugal) high commissioner a senior diplomat from one country to another who is assigned ambassadorial rank Indian agent a representative of the federal government to American Indian tribes (especially on Indian reservations) internuncio (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope ranking below a nuncio justiciar , justiciary formerly a high judicial officer lame duck an elected official who is currently still in office but who has not been reelected lieutenant governor an elected official serving as deputy to the governor of a state of the United States magistrate a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses) diplomatic minister , minister a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador nuncio , papal nuncio (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status office-bearer the person who holds an office Fed , Federal , federal official any federal law-enforcement officer ordinary a judge of a probate court paper-pusher a clerk or bureaucrat who does paperwork persona grata a diplomat who is acceptable to the government to which he is sent persona non grata a diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which he is sent placeman , placeseeker a disparaging term for an appointee plenipotentiary a diplomat who is fully authorized to represent his or her government praetor , pretor an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic probation officer the officer of the court who supervises probationers procurator (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes qadi an Islamic judge rapporteur a recorder appointed by a committ