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Definition of official :
1. An ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.
2. Approved by authority; sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; as, an official drug or preparation. Cf. Officinal.
3. Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority; as, an official statement or report.
4. Discharging an office or function.
5. Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as, official duties, or routine.
6. One who holds an office; esp., a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
Synonyms:
regular, decreed, befitting, established, ex officio, administrant, recognized, informal, administrator, appointed, conclusive, positive, constituted, over, authoritative, director, authorized, conventional, unceremonious, ordained, customary, authorised, proper, formal, exec, prescribed, semiofficial, formalised, authority, formalized, precise, confirmed, fit, suitable, fitting, accepted
custodian (part of speech: noun)
governor, keeper, commandant, screw, steward, overseer, gamekeeper, jailer, warden, curator, guard, proctor, turnkey, functionary, ranger, warder, custodian, caretaker, guardian
authorized (part of speech: adjective)
endorsed, approved, sanctioned, ordered
judicial (part of speech: adjective)
judicial, administerial, magisterial, legal
reliable (part of speech: adjective)
canonical, definite, decisive, real, certain, accurate, incontestable, veritable, reliable, insured, sure, unverified, decided, indisputable, clear, faithful, unimpeachable, irrefutable, unequivocal, credible, trustworthy, absolute, standard, undeniable, unquestionable, valid, unreliable, authentic, true, unmistakable, genuine, guaranteed
treasurer (part of speech: noun)
comptroller, bursar, officer, manager, loaner, auditor, executive, accountant, cashier, controller, treasurer, lender, financier, banker, trustee, moneylender, teller, bookkeeper
Usage examples:
- The lieutenant had no official duty to perform, and he was at liberty to go where he pleased. - "A Victorious Union SERIES: The Blue and the Gray--Afloat", Oliver Optic.
- The Tibetan official refused to meet us. - "An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet", A. Henry Savage Landor.
- Do you mean to say that the official in question is the man to whom I am to give this letter? - "Jennie Baxter, Journalist", Robert Barr.