noun
                                                a worker who holds or is invested with an office
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                                                noun
                                                someone who administers the rules of a game or sport
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                having official authority or sanction
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - official permission
- an official representative
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                of or relating to an office
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - official privileges
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                verified officially
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - the election returns are now official
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - in prescribed order
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution