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Noun
S:
(n)
official
,
functionary
(a worker who holds or is invested with an office)
direct hyponym
/
full hyponym
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
official
(someone who administers the rules of a game or sport)
"the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"
Adjective
S:
(adj)
official
(having official authority or sanction)
"official permission"; "an official representative"
see also
similar to
S:
(adj)
authoritative
,
authorized
,
authorised
(sanctioned by established authority)
"an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography"
S:
(adj)
ex officio
(by virtue of an office or position)
"the head of the department serves as an ex officio member of the board"
S:
(adj)
formal
(characteristic of or befitting a person in authority)
"formal duties"; "an official banquet"
S:
(adj)
formalized
,
formalised
(given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures)
S:
(adj)
semiofficial
(having some official authority or sanction)
antonym
derivationally related form
S:
(adj)
official
(of or relating to an office)
"official privileges"
S:
(adj)
official
(verified officially)
"the election returns are now official"
similar to
antonym
S:
(adj)
official
,
prescribed
(conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline)
"in prescribed order"
similar to
derivationally related form
antonym
W:
(adj)
irregular
[Indirect via
regular
] (contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice)
"irregular hiring practices"
S:
(adj)
official
((of a church) given official status as a national or state institution)