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1official — of·fi·cial 1 n: one who holds or is invested with an office esp. in government a municipal official official 2 adj 1: of, relating to, or holding an office, position, or trust official duties 2: fully authorized an official policy of t …
2official — ● official, officiaux nom masculin (de office 1) Juge ecclésiastique, dans un diocèse. ⇒OFFICIAL, AUX, subst. masc. RELIG. CATH. A. [Avant la Révolution] Juge ecclésiastique délégué par l évêque pour exercer en son nom la juridiction contentieuse …
3Official — Of*fi cial, a. [L. officialis: cf. F. officiel. See {Office}, and cf. {Official}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as, official duties, or routine. [1913 Webster] That, in the official marks invested, you Anon do meet the… …
4Official — Of*fi cial, n. [L. officialis a magistrate s servant or attendant: cf. F. official. See {Official}, a., and cf. {Officer}.] 1. One who holds an office; esp., a subordinate executive officer or attendant. [1913 Webster] 2. An ecclesiastical judge… …
5Official — Official, s. Officialis …
6Official — Official, lat. dtsch., der Vicar eines Bischofs in contentiösen u. Ehe Angelegenheiten; O. at. bischöfliches Gericht …
7Official — For other uses, see Official (disambiguation). An official is someone who holds an office (function or mandate, regardless whether it carries an actual working space with it) in an organization or government and participates in the exercise of… …
8official — ▪ I. official of‧fi‧cial 1 [əˈfɪʆl] adjective 1. approved of or done by someone in authority, especially the government: • You have to get official permission to build a new house. • Have you signed the necessaryofficial documents? • the… …
9official — 01. Government [officials] expect the governor to make an announcement this afternoon. 02. The [official] residence of the British Prime Minister is No. 10 Downing Street. 03. The [official] reason given for the hospitalization of the President… …
10official — of|fi|cial1 S3 [əˈfıʃəl] n someone who is in a position of authority in an organization ▪ a government official ▪ senior administration officials official 2 official2 W2S3 adj 1.) approved of or done by someone in authority, especially the… …
