official
adjective
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having official authority or sanction“official permission”
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verified officially“the election returns are now official”
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(of a church) given official status as a national or state institution
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conforming to set usage, procedure, or disciplineprescribed
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of or relating to an office“official privileges”
noun
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someone who administers the rules of a game or sport“The golfer asked for an official who could give a ruling.”
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a worker who holds or is invested with an officefunctionary