Meaning of Official | Babel Free

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1. An office holder, a person holding an official position in government, sports, or other organization.
2. Leng=es.
3. That depends or comes from of the authority, by antonomasia, of the State.
4. Having or arising from authority:authoritative, conclusive, sanctioned, standard.
5. That has the recognition of the authority or competent people.
6. a person who holds a position of authority. a government official. amptenaar مُوَظَّف حُكومي чиновник funcionário úředník, -ice der Beamte/die Beamtin embedsmand; -embedsmand αξιωματούχος, κρατικός λειτουργός funcionario, oficial ametnik کارمند؛ صاحب منصب viranhaltija fonctionnaire פָּקִיד בַּמִמשָׁל अधिकारी službenik tisztviselő pejabat embættismaður funzionario 公務員 공무원 pareigūnas ierēdnis; amatpersona pegawai ambtenaartjenestemann, embetsmannurzędnik كاركونكى funcionário oficial должностное...
7. Said of a student, that took to a centre of state education.
8. oficial, autorizado-a.
9. Of or relating to an office or a post of authority: official duties.
10. Authorized by a proper authority; authoritative: official permission.
11. Holding office or serving in a public capacity: an official representative.
12. Characteristic of or befitting a person of authority; formal: an official banquet.
13. Authorized by or contained in the US Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary. Used of drugs.
14. One who holds an office or position, especially one who acts in a subordinate capacity for an institution such as a corporation or governmental agency.
15. Sports A referee or umpire.
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Examples

“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.”

“The company's officials became nabobs as it took on more and more power after Plassey.”

“...officials with their prehensile bottoms...”

“If the takeover is approved, Comcast would control 20 of the top 25 cable markets […] Antitrust officials will need to consider Comcast’s status as a monopsony (a buyer with disproportionate power), when it comes to negotiations with programmers, whose channels it pays to carry.”

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