Official

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Official

Adjective

  1. Of or about an office or public trust.

    "official duties"

  2. Derived from the proper office or officer, or the appropriate authority; made or communicated by authority

    "an official statement or report"

  3. Approved by authority; authorized.

    "The Official Strategy Guide"

  4. (Of a statement) Dubious but recognized by authorities as the truth or canon.

    "Despite these testimonies, "accidental asphyxiation" remains his official cause of death."

  5. Sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal.

    "an official drug or preparation"

Noun

  1. An office holder, a person holding an official position in government, sports, or other organization.<!--not limited to government-->

    "Officials in the Firefly administration assure the Sylvanians they don't want war either."

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