official
pronunciation
How to pronounce official in British English:
UK [əˈfɪʃl]
How to pronounce official in American English:
US [əˈfɪʃl]
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- Noun:
- a worker who holds or is invested with an office
- someone who administers the rules of a game or sport
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- Adjective:
- having official authority or sanction
- of or relating to an office
- verified officially
- conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline
- (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution
Word Origin
- official (n.)
- early 14c., from Old French oficial "law officer; bishop's representative" (12c.) and directly from Late Latin officialis "attendant to a magistrate, public official," noun use of officialis (adj.) "of or belonging to duty, service, or office" (see official (adj.)). Meaning "person in charge of some public work or duty" first recorded 1550s.
- official (adj.)
- late 14c., "performing a service; required by duty," from Old French oficial "official; main, principal" (14c., Modern French officiel) or directly from Late Latin officialis "of or belonging to duty, service, or office," from Latin officium (see office). Meaning "pertaining to an office or official position" is from c. 1600.
Synonym
legal certified rightful elect real accredited ordained licensed accepted documented licit approved valid sanctioned lawful canonical warrantable authentic recognized verified authorized vested endorsed established legitimate allowed orthodox genuine
Antonym
Example
- 1. The official language is hungarian .
- 2. Spain has no official religion .
- 3. Official advice is often frightening .
- 4. There was no official comment .
- 5. An election official waits for voters .