1 [onlybeforenoun] connected with the job of sb who is in a position of authority:
official responsibilities * the Prime Minister's official residence * He attended in his official capacity as mayor. * This was her first official engagement. * He made an official visit to Tokyo in March.
2 [usuallybeforenoun] agreed to, said, done, etc. by sb who is in a position of authority:
an official announcement / decision / statement * according to official statistics / figures * the official biography of the President * An official inquiry has been launched into the cause of the accident. * The country's official language is Spanish. * I intend to lodge an official complaint (= to complain to sb in authority). * The news is not yet official.
3 [onlybeforenoun] that is told to the public but may not be true:
I only knew the official version of events. * The official story has always been that they are just good friends.
4 [onlybeforenoun] formal and attended by people in authority:
an official function / reception * The official opening is planned for October.
OPPUNOFFICIAL
noun (often in compounds) a person who is in a position of authority in a large organization:
a bank / company / court / government official * a senior official in the State Department * Palace officials are refusing to comment on the royal divorce.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for official is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is official a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, official is tagged as adjective.
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