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official
[uh-fish-uhl]
adjective
of or relating to an office or position of duty, trust, or authority.
official powers.
authorized or issued authoritatively.
an official report.
holding office.
appointed or authorized to act in a designated capacity.
an official representative.
(of an activity or event) intended for the notice of the public and performed or held on behalf of officials or of an organization; formal.
the official opening of a store.
Pharmacology.noting drugs or drug preparations that are recognized by and that conform to the standards of the United States Pharmacopeia or the National Formulary.
official
1/ əˈɪʃə /
adjective
of or relating to an office, its administration, or its duration
sanctioned by, recognized by, or derived from authority
an official statement
appointed by authority, esp for some special duty
having a formal ceremonial character
an official dinner
noun
a person who holds a position in an organization, government department, etc, esp a subordinate position
Official
2/ əˈɪʃə /
adjective
of or relating to one of the two factions of the IRA and Sinn Féin, created by a split in 1969. The Official movement subsequently renounced terrorism and entered constitutional politics in the Irish Republic as the Workers' Party (now the Democratic Left)
noun
a member of the Official IRA and Sinn Féin
Other 51Թ Forms
- officially adverb
- nonofficial adjective
- nonofficially adverb
- preofficial adjective
- preofficially adverb
- pseudoofficial adjective
- pseudoofficially adverb
- quasi-official adjective
- quasi-officially adverb
- subofficial noun
- subofficially adverb
- underofficial adjective
- unofficial adjective
- unofficially adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
"This is big, I must say, because we never had visits from a president at all, and it's very welcomed," says veteran Greenlandic official, Kaj Kleist.
Meanwhile, officials at the BJ Medical College have started to vacate several wards of the hostel, near which the plane struck.
In Minnesota, officials confirmed the fatal shooting of former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and the wounding of state Sen. John Hoffman was politically motivated.
Iranian state TV reported 60 people had been killed in a strike in Tehran, while in Israel, officials said three people had been killed and dozens injured.
On Saturday, an Iranian health ministry official said around 800 people had been injured.
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