Analysis Complete

official

/ official /
noun/adjective

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
someone who administers the rules of a game or sport
"the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"
Type of:
adjudicator
Kinds of:
football official linesman referee ref scorekeeper
noun Sense 2
a worker who holds or is invested with an office
Type of:
skilled worker trained worker
Kinds of:
appointee bailiff beadle bureaucrat administrative official
Derived:
officiate function
adjective Sense 3
having official authority or sanction
"official permission"
"an official representative"
Similar:
authoritative authorized authorised ex officio formal formalized formalised semiofficial
Opposites:
unofficial
See also:
authorized authorised
adjective satellite Sense 4
verified officially
"the election returns are now official"
Similar:
confirmed
adjective satellite Sense 5
(of a church) given official status as a national or state institution
Similar:
established constituted
Domain:
church service church
adjective satellite Sense 6
conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline
"in prescribed order"
Similar:
regular
adjective Sense 7
of or relating to an office
"official privileges"
Pertains to:
agency federal agency government agency bureau office
Semantic Complexity
70%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
12
Total Relationships
30
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution

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adjudicator football official linesman referee ref scorekeeper skilled worker trained worker appointee bailiff beadle bureaucrat