official

1. n. Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as, official duties, or routine. Source: opted

2. n. Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority; as, an official statement or report. Source: opted

3. n. Approved by authority; sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; as, an official drug or preparation. Cf. Officinal. Source: opted

4. n. Discharging an office or function. Source: opted

5. a. One who holds an office; esp., a subordinate executive officer or attendant. Source: opted

6. a. An ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction. Source: opted

7. adj. having official authority or sanction Source: wordnet

8. adj. of or relating to an office Source: wordnet

9. adj. verified officially Source: wordnet

10. adj. conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline Source: wordnet

11. adj. (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution Source: wordnet

12. n. a worker who holds or is invested with an office Source: wordnet

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