official has definitions from the fields of sport,work,religion
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[ noun ] (work) a worker who holds or is invested with an office

Synonyms

functionary

Used in print

(The Atlanta Constitution...)

Fulton legislators `` work with city officials to pass enabling_legislation that will permit the establishment of a fair and equitable '' pension plan for city employes .

Georgia Republicans are getting strong encouragement to enter a candidate in the 1962 governor_'s_race , a top official said Wednesday .

("Editorials"...)

State_Department officials refusing to show their passes at the boundary , and driving two blocks into East_Berlin under military escort , will not avail .

(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)

Although the elections were for local officials , it was not necessary to conduct the elections so as to prevent parties from publicly identifying their candidates .

The bulk of the preparation had , of_course , proceeded under the supervision of the Ministry_of_the_Interior , whose officials are barred from party activity and probably generally disinterested in party politics .

2
[ adjective ] having official authority or sanction

Examples

"official permission" "an official representative"

Used in print

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

He took a midnight train out of Cleveland Saturday , without an official word to anybody , and has stayed away from newsmen on his train trip across_the_nation to Reno , Nev. , where his wife , former Olympic Diving Champion Zoe_Ann_Olsen , awaited .

("Editorials"...)

The official statistics show that 60 per_cent are employed workers or independent professional people .

The official military establishment can only threaten to use its nuclear arms ; it cannot bring them into actual play .

(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)

Aside from this , the average portion contains some protein , an appreciable amount of vitamins and C - about one-tenth of the minimum daily requirement , and about a third of the official vitamin_E requirement .

(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)

Elections have figured prominently in nearly every government program and official address since independence .

3
[ noun ] (sport) someone who administers the rules of a game or sport

Examples

"the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"

Used in print

(The New York Times,...)

Shaw and Skorich headed a group of players , coaches and team officials who received an engrossed copy of an official city citation and a pair of silver cufflinks shaped like a football .

`` I can remove the ball , can't I '' ? asked Palmer of an official .

`` No '' , said the official .

4
[ adjective ] verified officially

Examples

"the election returns are now official"

Used in print

(Doris Miles Disney, Mrs. Meeker's Money....)

Although there was no doubt in my mind and we 've been handling it as one I 'm glad to have it made official '' .

Related terms

confirmed

5
[ adjective ] of or relating to an office

Examples

"official privileges"

Used in print

(The New York Times,...)

Shaw and Skorich headed a group of players , coaches and team officials who received an engrossed copy of an official city citation and a pair of silver cufflinks shaped like a football .

Related terms

agency

6
[ adjective ] conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline

Synonyms

prescribed

Examples

"in prescribed order"

Related terms

regular

7
[ adjective ] (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution

Related terms

church_service established

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