official.
Of or about an office or public trust.
Meaning & usage
Of or about an office or public trust.
official duties
Derived from the proper office or officer, or the appropriate authority; made or communicated by authority
an official statement or report
Approved by authority; authorized.
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Approved by authority; authorized. Dubious but recognized by authorities as the truth or canon.
Despite these testimonies, "accidental asphyxiation" remains his official cause of death.
Sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal.
an official drug or preparation
Discharging an office or function.
Relating to an office, especially a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.
True, real, beyond doubt.
Well, it's official: you lost your mind!
Listed in a national pharmacopeia.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English official, from Old French official, from Latin officiālis, from Latin officium (“duty, service”), by surface analysis, office + -ial.
An office holder, a person holding an official position in government, sports, or other organization.
Officials in the Firefly administration assure the Sylvanians they don't want war either.
In most soccer games, there are three officials: the referee and two linesmen.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English official, from Old French official, from Latin officiālis, from Latin officium (“duty, service”), by surface analysis, office + -ial.
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