What does official mean?
Definitions for official
əˈfɪʃ əlof·fi·cial
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word official.
Princeton's WordNet
official, functionarynoun
a worker who holds or is invested with an office
officialadjective
someone who administers the rules of a game or sport
"the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"
officialadjective
having official authority or sanction
"official permission"; "an official representative"
officialadjective
of or relating to an office
"official privileges"
officialadjective
verified officially
"the election returns are now official"
official, prescribedadjective
conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline
"in prescribed order"
officialadjective
(of a church) given official status as a national or state institution
Wiktionary
officialnoun
An office holder invested with powers and authorities.
David Barnes was the official charged with the running of the sports club.
officialnoun
A person responsible for applying the rules of a game or sport in a competition.
In most football games there are three officials: the referee and two linesmen.
officialadjective
Of or pertaining to an office or public trust.
official duties
officialadjective
Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority
an official statement or report
officialadjective
Approved by authority; authorized.
officialadjective
sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal
an official drug or preparation
officialadjective
Discharging an office or function.
officialadjective
Relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
officialadjective
Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.
Etymology: From official, from officium.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Officialadjective
Etymology: official, Fr. from office.
In this animal are the guts, the stomach, and other parts official unto nutrition, which, were its aliment the empty reception of air, their provisions had been superfluous. Brown.
The tribunes
Endue you with the people’s voice. Remains
That in th’ official marks invested, you
Anon do meet the senate. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.Officialnoun
Official is that person to whom the cognizance of causes is committed by such as have ecclesiastical jurisdiction. John Ayliffe
A poor man found a priest over familiar with his wife, and because he spake it abroad and could not prove it, the priest sued him before the bishop’s official for defamation. William Camden.
ChatGPT
official
An official is a person who holds a position of authority or responsibility in a government, organization, institution, or corporation. This could be a public office, a role within a company, or a position within a group or society. An official's duties and powers are usually defined by the rules or laws of their organization. Additionally, "official" can also refer to something that is formally recognized, approved, or authorized by a person in authority or by a governing body.
Wikidata
Official
An official is someone who holds an office in an organization or government and participates in the exercise of authority. A government official or functionary is an official who is involved in public administration or government, through either election, appointment, selection, or employment. A bureaucrat is a member of the bureaucracy. An elected official is a person who is an official by virtue of an election. Officials may also be appointed ex officio. Some official positions may be inherited. A person who currently holds an office is referred to as an incumbent. The word official as a noun has been recorded since the Middle English period, first seen in 1314. It comes from the Old French official, from the Latin officialis, the noun use of the original adjective officialis from officium. The meaning "person in charge of some public work or duty" was first recorded in 1555. The adjective is first attested in English in 1533, via the Old French oficial.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
official
All orders, reports, applications, memorials, etc., which pass through the regular channels of communication, are called official.
Editors Contribution
official
A document with power or authority defined in a form of agreement or legislation.
The treaty is official and registered in legislation.
Submitted by MaryC on June 23, 2020
official
A person with power or authority defined in legislation.
The government official is so respectful and understands the importance of the peoples perception and truth.
Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2020
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'official' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1303
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'official' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3525
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'official' in Nouns Frequency: #573
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'official' in Adjectives Frequency: #160
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of official in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of official in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of official in a Sentence
I'm overjoyed but waiting for official paperwork.
Every president for 25 years has promised that on the campaign trail, once in office, they didn't do it. Donald Trump promised it, and Donald Trump followed through with it. And so to me, when you give your word, and you follow through with it as an elected official, that is the model that we're supposed to do.
Nowotny's comments hit the euro just as it was beginning to firm, and the currency could weighed down if other ECB official hint at the need for further easing.
As an election official, I can understand the pain they're going through right now, in New Hampshire, we have stuck to the basics and fundamentals.
The only time I've seen something declassified in this fashion is an impromptu and ill-considered comment publicly, as in a speech or interview, certainly not as the result of a private, official meeting.
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- مسؤول, مسئول, رسميArabic
- rəsmiAzerbaijani
- рәсмиBashkir
- службо́вая асо́баBelarusian
- oficial, funcionariCatalan, Valencian
- funkcionář, oficiálníCzech
- Beamter, dienstlich, Beamtin, amtlich, offiziellGerman
- αξιωματούχος, επίσημος, υπηρεσιακόςGreek
- oficialaEsperanto
- oficial, funcionarioSpanish
- virallinen, virkamies, virkailija, toimihenkilö, tuomari, viranomainen, toimitsija, virkaFinnish
- fonctionnaire, officiel, cadreFrench
- आधिकारिक, अधिकारीHindi
- tisztviselő, hivatalnok, hivatali, hivatalosHungarian
- պաշտոնյաArmenian
- resmiIndonesian
- ufficialeItalian
- רשמיHebrew
- 公式, 役員, 公のJapanese
- 공무원, 공식Korean
- officialLatin
- āpihaMāori
- pegawaiMalay
- uffiċjaliMaltese
- ambtenaar, beambte, functionaris, officieel, ambtelijkDutch
- offisiellNorwegian
- wááshindoonNavajo, Navaho
- oficial, funcionárioPortuguese
- funcționară oficială, oficial, funcționar oficialRomanian
- официальный, чино́вник, официа́льное лицо́, должностно́й, служе́бный, слу́жащий, официа́льныйRussian
- urádenSlovene
- zyrtarAlbanian
- tjänstemanSwedish
- rasmiSwahili
- அதிகாரிTamil
- resmîTurkish
- службо́вка, службо́ва осо́ба, службо́вець, урядо́ва осо́ба, чино́вникUkrainian
- chánh thứcVietnamese
- officialYiddish
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