official

1. 1

   Of or about an office or public trust.

   • official duties
2. 2

   Derived from the proper office or officer, or the appropriate authority; made or communicated by authority

   • an official statement or report
3. 3

   Approved by authority; authorized.

   • The Official Strategy Guide
4. 4

   Approved by authority; authorized.; Dubious but recognized by authorities as the truth or canon.

   • Despite these testimonies, "accidental asphyxiation" remains his official cause of death.
5. 5

   Sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal.

   • an official drug or preparation
6. 6

   Discharging an office or function.

   • the stomach and other parts official unto nutrition
7. 7

   Relating to an office, especially a subordinate executive officer or attendant.

8. 8

   Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.

9. 9

   True, real, beyond doubt.informal

   • Well, it's official: you lost your mind!
10. 10

    Listed in a national pharmacopeia.

syn. approved · recognized · sanctioned · decreed

ant. unofficial

1. 1

   An office holder, a person holding an official position in government, sports, or other organization.

   • Officials in the Firefly administration assure the Sylvanians they don't want war either.
   • In most soccer games, there are three officials: the referee and two linesmen.