Official
[n] someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"
[n] a worker who holds or is invested with an office
[adj] having official authority or sanction; "official permission"; "an official representative"
[adj] verified officially; "the election returns are now official"
[adj] (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution
[adj] conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; "in prescribed order"
[adj] of or relating to an office; "official privileges"
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Synonyms
authorised, authoritative, authorized, confirmed, constituted, established, ex officio, formal, formalised, formalized, functionary, prescribed, regular, semiofficial
Related Terms
absolute, accepted, accredited, administrative, administrator, agent, amanuensis, apparently, approved, archon, aristocratic, ascendant, authentic, authoritarian, authoritative, authorized, autocratic, autonomous, baggage agent, binding, bona fide, booked