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of·fi·cial    Audio Help   [uh-fish-uhl] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.
–adjective
2.of or pertaining to an office or position of duty, trust, or authority: official powers.
3.authorized or issued authoritatively: an official report.
4.holding office.
5.appointed or authorized to act in a designated capacity: an official representative.
6.(of an activity or event) intended for the notice of the public and performed or held on behalf of officials or of an organization; formal: the official opening of a store.
7.Pharmacology. noting drugs or drug preparations that are recognized by and that conform to the standards of the United States Pharmacopeia or the National Formulary.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME < LL officiālis of duty, equiv. to L offici(um) office + -ālis -al1]

of·fi·cial·ly, adverb
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of·fi·cial    Audio Help   (ə-fĭsh'əl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to an office or a post of authority: official duties.
  2. Authorized by a proper authority; authoritative: official permission.
  3. Holding office or serving in a public capacity: an official representative.
  4. Characteristic of or befitting a person of authority; formal: an official banquet.
  5. Authorized by or contained in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary. Used of drugs.

n.  
  1. One who holds an office or position, especially one who acts in a subordinate capacity for an institution such as a corporation or governmental agency.
  2. Sports A referee or umpire.


[From Middle English, ecclesiastical officer, from Old French, from Latin officiālis, an attendant of an office, from officium, duty, service; see office.]

of·fi'cial·dom n., of·fi'cial·ly adv.
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official  (n.)
1314, from O.Fr. official (12c.), from L. officialis "attendant to a magistrate, public official," noun use of officialis (adj.) "of or belonging to duty, service, or office," from officium (see office). Meaning "person in charge of some public work or duty" first recorded 1555. The adj. is first attested 1533, from O.Fr. oficial, from L. officialis. Officialese "language of officialdom" first recorded 1884.

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official

adjective
1. having official authority or sanction; "official permission"; "an official representative" [ant: unofficial
2. of or relating to an office; "official privileges" 
3. verified officially; "the election returns are now official" 
4. conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; "in prescribed order" 
5. (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution 

noun
1. a worker who holds or is invested with an office 
2. someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling" 

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official1 [əˈfiʃəl] adjective
of or concerning a position of authority
Example: official powers; official uniform
Arabic: رَسْمي
Chinese (Simplified): 公务上的,职权上的
Chinese (Traditional): 公務上的,職權上的
Czech: úřední
Danish: officiel
Dutch: officieel, ambts©
Estonian: ameti-
Finnish: virka-
French: officiel
German: Amts-…, Dienst-…
Greek: υπηρεσιακός, επίσημος
Hungarian: hivatalos
Icelandic: embættis-
Indonesian: resmi
Italian: ufficiale
Japanese: 公の
Korean: 직무상의
Latvian: oficiāls
Lithuanian: tarnybinis
Norwegian: offisiell, embets-, tjeneste-
Polish: urzędowy
Portuguese (Brazil): oficial
Portuguese (Portugal): oficial
Romanian: oficial
Russian: служебный, должностной
Slovak: úradník
Slovenian: uraden
Spanish: oficial
Swedish: ämbets-, ämbetsmanna-, tjänste-
Turkish: resmî
official2 [əˈfiʃəl] adjective
done or confirmed by people in authority etc
Example: the official result of the race
Arabic: رَسْمي
Chinese (Simplified): 官方的
Chinese (Traditional): 官方的
Czech: oficiální
Danish: officiel
Dutch: officieel
Estonian: ametlik
Finnish: virallinen
French: officiel
German: offiziell
Greek: επίσημος, επίσημα επιβεβαιωμένος
Hungarian: hivatalos
Icelandic: opinber
Indonesian: resmi
Italian: ufficiale
Japanese: 公式の
Korean: 당국 발표의, 공식의
Latvian: oficiāls
Lithuanian: oficialus
Norwegian: offisiell
Polish: oficjalny
Portuguese (Brazil): oficial
Portuguese (Portugal): oficial
Romanian: oficial
Russian: официальный
Slovak: oficiálny
Slovenian: uraden
Spanish: oficial
Swedish: officiell
Turkish: resmî
official [əˈfiʃəl] noun
a person who holds a position of authority
Example: a government official
Arabic: مُوَظَّف حُكومي
Chinese (Simplified): 官员
Chinese (Traditional): 官員
Czech: úředník, -ice
Danish: embedsmand; -embedsmand
Dutch: ambtenaar
Estonian: ametnik
Finnish: virkamies
French: fonctionnaire
German: der Beamte, *die Beamtin
Greek: αξιωματούχος, κρατικός λειτουργός
Hungarian: tisztviselő
Icelandic: embættismaður
Indonesian: pejabat
Italian: funzionario
Japanese: 公務員
Korean: 공무원, 관리, 임원
Latvian: ierēdnis; amatpersona
Lithuanian: pareigūnas
Norwegian: (stats)tjenestemann, embetsmann
Polish: (wyższy) urzędnik
Portuguese (Brazil): funcionário graduado
Portuguese (Portugal): funcionário
Romanian: oficial
Russian: должностное лицо
Slovak: úradník, -čka
Slovenian: uradnik
Spanish: funcionario, oficial
Swedish: ämbetsman, tjänsteman, befattningshavare
Turkish: memur, görevli
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Official

Of"fi*cer\, n. [F. officier. See Office, and cf. Official, n.]

1. One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police officer; a staff officer. "I am an officer of state." --Shak.

2. (U. S. Mil.) Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer.

Field officer, General officer, etc. See under Field, General. etc.

Officer of the day (Mil.), the officer who, on a given day, has charge for that day of the quard, prisoners, and police of the post or camp.

Officer of the deck, or Officer of the watch (Naut.), the officer temporarily in charge on the deck of a vessel, esp. a war vessel.
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Official

Of*fi"cial\, a. [L. officialis: cf. F. officiel. See Office, and cf. Official, n.]

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

That, in the official marks invested, you Anon do meet the senate. --Shak.

2. 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.

3. (Pharm.) Approved by authority; sanctioned by the pharmacop[oe]ia; appointed to be used in medicine; as, an official drug or preparation. Cf. Officinal.

4. Discharging an office or function. [Obs.]

The stomach and other parts official unto nutrition. --Sir T. Browne.
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