| official | |
| 1. adj. Of or pertaining to an office or public trust. | |
| official duties | |
| 2. adj. Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority | |
| an official statement or report | |
| 3. adj. Approved by authority; authorized. | |
| The Official Strategy Guide | |
| 4. adj. (Of a statement) Dubious but recognized by authorities as truth and/or canon. | |
| Despite these testimonies, "accidental asphyxiation" remains his official cause of death. | |
| 5. adj. (pharmaceutical) Sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal. | |
| an official drug or preparation | |
| 6. adj. Discharging an office or function. | |
| 7. adj. Relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant. | |
| 8. adj. Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction. | |
| 9. adj. True, real, beyond doubt. | |
| Well, it's official: you lost your mind! | |
| 10. n. An office holder invested with powers and authorities. | |
| David Barnes was the official charged with the running of the sports club. | |
| Last year, Yulong Snow Mountain park officials reported that 2.6 million visitors came to the mountain. | |
| 11. n. A person responsible for applying the rules of a game or sport in a competition. | |
| In most soccer games there are three officials: the referee and two linesmen. | |
