official

Letters that make official

a, o, f, l, c, i are letters that make 'official'

Words within official

CIA, IC, Ci, off, ic, ci, AL, IA, Al are words within 'official'


7 possible definitions for 'official'

Official as "(of a church) given official status as a national or state institution"

Under this definition, official is an adjective and has the following properties:

official as a category

'official' can be a category of church service, church.

Similar to official

established, constituted are similar to 'official'.


Official as "conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline"

Under this definition, official is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

prescribed has the same meaning as official

Derivatives of official

office is a derivative of official.

Similar to official

regular is similar to official.


Official as "of or relating to an office"

Under this definition, official is an adjective and has the following properties:

Derivatives of official

federal agency, government agency, office, bureau, authority, agency are derivatives of 'official'.

Pertain to official

federal agency, government agency, office, bureau, authority, agency pertain to 'official'.

Example of official used within this context

"official privileges"


Official as "a worker who holds or is invested with an office"

Under this definition, official is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

functionary has the same meaning as official

official as a type

'official' can be a type of skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman.

Types of official

apparatchik, bailiff, beadle, bureaucrat, administrative official, caretaker, censor, census taker, enumerator, church officer, city father, commissar, political commissar, diplomat, diplomatist, doorkeeper, elected official, equerry, fire marshall, fire warden, hearing officer, officeholder, officeholder, Inquisitor, invalidator, nullifier, jurist, macebearer, macer, officer, notary, notary public, noticer, federal agent, public prosecutor, prosecuting officer, prosecuting attorney, quaestor, recruiter, registrar, record-keeper, returning officer, sealer, vote counter, town clerk, usher, vizier, weigher, searcher, postmaster general, prosecutor, civil servant, Comptroller General, forest fire fighter, hearing examiner, licenser, appointee, Comptroller of the Currency, ranger, hangover, holdover, incumbent, voider, judge, mace, mandarin, agent, proconsul, recorder, regulator, teller, provincial, justice are types of 'official'.

Derivatives of official

officiate, government officials, officialdom, function are derivatives of 'official'.


Official as "someone who administers the rules of a game or sport"

Under this definition, official is a noun and has the following properties:

official as a type

'official' can be a type of adjudicator.

Types of official

linesman, referee, ref, scorekeeper, ump, football official, scorer, starter, dispatcher, timekeeper, timer, umpire are types of 'official'.

Example of official used within this context

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


Official as "verified officially"

Under this definition, official is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to official

confirmed is similar to official.

Example of official used within this context

"the election returns are now official"


Official as "having official authority or sanction"

Under this definition, official is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

unofficial has the opposite meaning of official

Derivatives of official

office, power are derivatives of 'official'.

Similar to official

formal, authorised, authorized, authoritative, ex officio, formalized, formalised, semiofficial are similar to 'official'.

Example of official used within this context

"official permission", "an official representative"



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