What does official mean in English? Meaning of official definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "official": a worker who holds or is invested with an office
Noun
Meaning: a worker who holds or is invested with an officeSynonyms: functionary
officialHyponyms: administrative official
agent
apparatchik
appointee
bailiff
beadle
bureaucrat
caretaker
censor
census taker
church officer
city father
civil servant
commissar
comptroller general
comptroller of the currency
diplomat
diplomatist
doorkeeper
elected official
enumerator
equerry
federal agent
fire marshall
fire warden
forest fire fighter
hangover
hearing examiner
hearing officer
holdover
incumbent
inquisitor
invalidator
judge
jurist
justice
licenser
mace
macebearer
macer
mandarin
notary
notary public
noticer
nullifier
officeholder
officer
political commissar
postmaster general
proconsul
prosecuting attorney
prosecuting officer
prosecutor
provincial
public prosecutor
quaestor
ranger
record-keeper
recorder
recruiter
registrar
regulator
returning officer
sealer
searcher
teller
town clerk
usher
vizier
voider
vote counter
weigherHypernyms: skilled worker
skilled workman
trained workerMeaning of "official": having official authority or sanction
Adjective
Meaning: having official authority or sanctionExample: official permission
an official representativeSynonyms: officialAntonyms: unofficialSimilar: authorised
authoritative
authorized
ex officio
formal
formalised
formalized
semiofficialAlso see: authorised
authorizedMeaning of "official": someone who administers the rules of a game or sport
Noun
Meaning: someone who administers the rules of a game or sportExample: the golfer asked for an official who could give him a rulingSynonyms: officialHyponyms: dispatcher
football official
linesman
ref
referee
scorekeeper
scorer
starter
timekeeper
timer
ump
umpireHypernyms: adjudicatorMeaning of "official": of or relating to an office
Adjective
Meaning: of or relating to an officeExample: official privilegesSynonyms: officialMeaning of "official": verified officially
Adjective
Meaning: verified officiallyExample: the election returns are now officialSynonyms: officialSimilar: confirmedMeaning of "official": conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline
Adjective
Meaning: conforming to set usage, procedure, or disciplineExample: in prescribed orderSynonyms: official
prescribedSimilar: regularMeaning of "official": (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution
Adjective
Meaning: (of a church) given official status as a national or state institutionSynonyms: officialSimilar: constituted
establishedAdjective: Of or pertaining to an office or public trust. official dutiesDerived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority an official statement or reportApproved by authority; authorized.sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal an official drug or preparationDischarging an office or function. Sir Thomas Browne the stomach and other parts official unto nutritionSir Thomas Browne the stomach and other parts official unto nutritionRelating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant.Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.Synonyms:
precise, authoritative, definite, fitting, valid, proper, formal, conclusive, real, positive, okay, cathedral, accredited, approved, authentic, bona fide, canonical, ceremonious, cleared, correct, customary, decided, decisive, endorsed, established, ex officio, legitimate, licensed, ordered, orthodox, recognized, rightful, sanctioned, suitable, true, authenticated, certified, ex cathedra, administrator, civil servant, representative, minister, executive, bureaucrat, commissioner, agent, director, manager, officer, leader, secretary, premier, comptroller, exec, dignitary, top, magistrate, higher-up, governor, treasurer, incumbent, President, brass, boss, marshal, big shot, front office, officeholder, CEO, chancellor, mayor, brains, panjandrum, functionary, head person, top brass, top dog, top drawer,
Antonyms:
inexact, indefinite, incorrect, unsuitable, unacceptable, dishonest, unauthorized, imprecise, improper, false, invalid, unofficial, unsanctioned, employee,