Definitions for unofficial
un·of·fi·cial

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. unofficialadjective

   not having official authority or sanction

   "a sort of unofficial mayor"; "an unofficial estimate"; "he participated in an unofficial capacity"

2. unofficialadjective

   not officially established

   "the early election returns are unofficial"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unofficialadjective

   Not officially established.

   the unofficial results of the ballot

2. unofficialadjective

   Not acting with official authority.

   an unofficial adviser

3. unofficialadjective

   Not listed in a national pharmacopeia &c.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unofficial

   Unofficial refers to something that is not formally acknowledged, authorized, or accepted by a person, institution, or governing body. It can relate to rules, actions, statements, events, roles, or positions that do not have the official endorsement or recognition.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unofficial

   un-o-fish′al, adj. not official.

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce unofficial?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say unofficial in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unofficial in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unofficial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of unofficial in a Sentence

1. Bill Ship:

   I thought, by God, that's the end of us, he did not flinch and he didn't back down. He was a brave man. But he was more than just brave. He was a first-rate journalist. When Claude was around, we all gathered in his room to compare notes. He was the kind of unofficial squad leader of the reporters covering civil rights.

2. John Mashburn:

   I agreed to answer questions from bipartisan House staff in any officially authorized meeting or interview as I have already done for two Senate Judiciary and Intelligence Committees committees, rep. Schiff's staff actually gave less than 60 minutes notice to committee Republicans regarding both the existence of and the opportunity to attend this unofficial, unauthorized meeting of Democrat only members. This was not what had been agreed to from the beginning between the respective attorneys, so we declined to appear.

3. The Atlanta-area prosecutors:

   Each of the sixteen persons who signed the unofficial Elector Certificate ultimately submitted to the National Archives received a similar target letter alerting, that person both that his testimony was required by the special purpose grand jury and that he was a target of the investigation.

4. Vladimir Kara-Murza:

   This meeting in Trump Tower in the summer of 2016 was just another illustration that they're ready to do any avenues, any methods to try to get to this goal, including using unofficial proxies.

5. Peabody CEO Glenn Kellow:

   Chinese imports of [ Metallurgical ] coal has been muted given unofficial import controls.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=unofficial
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unofficial
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=unofficial
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=unofficial