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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English official , from Old French official , from Latin officiālis , from Latin officium ("duty, service"), by surface analysis, office +‎ -ial .

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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official (comparative more official, superlative most official)

  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
    1. (Of a statement) Dubious but recognized by authorities as the truth or canon.
      Despite these testimonies, "accidental asphyxiation" remains his official cause of death.
  4. (pharmacology ) Sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal.
    an official drug or preparation
  5. Discharging an office or function.
  6. Relating to an office, especially a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
  7. Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.
  8. (informal ) True, real, beyond doubt.
    Well, it's official: you lost your mind!
  9. (pharmacology ) Listed in a national pharmacopeia.

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Translations

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of or pertaining to an office or public trust
derived from the proper office
approved by authority
(of alleged truth) canonical but disputed
appointed to be used in medicine — see officinal
discharging an office or function
relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant
relating to an ecclesiastical judge

Noun

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official (plural officials )

  1. An office holder, a person holding an official position in government, sports, or other organization.
    Officials in the Firefly administration assure the Sylvanians they don't want war either.
    In most soccer games, there are three officials: the referee and two linesmen.
    The company's officials became nabobs as it took on more and more power after Plassey.
    • 1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn , Pt. III:
      ...officials with their prehensile bottoms...
    • 2014 March 15, "Turn it off", in The Economist , volume 410, number 8878:
      If the takeover is approved, Comcast would control 20 of the top 25 cable markets [...] Antitrust officials will need to consider Comcast’s status as a monopsony (a buyer with disproportionate power), when it comes to negotiations with programmers, whose channels it pays to carry.

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Translations

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office holder invested with powers and authorities
The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Translations to be checked‌: "an employee of the public authorities who acts in an official capacity and with certain powers and authorities"
person responsible for applying the rules in a competition

Further reading

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French official , from Latin officiālis ; equivalent to office +‎ -al .

Pronunciation

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  • IPA (key): /ɔfisiˈal/, /ɔˈfisial/

Noun

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official (plural officials )

  1. An underling of a member of the clergy, often heading a clerical court.
  2. A hireling or subordinate; one employed to serve, especially at an estate.

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Adjective

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official (plural and weak singular officiale )

  1. (of body parts) Functional; serving a purpose.
  2. (rare ) Requisite or mandatory for a task.

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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official oblique singular, m (oblique plural officiaus or officiax or officials , nominative singular officiaus or officiax or officials , nominative plural official)

  1. court official
  2. chamber pot

Adjective

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official m (oblique and nominative feminine singular officiale )

  1. official ; certified or permitted by an authoritative source

Descendants

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: of‧fi‧ci‧al

Adjective

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official m or f (plural officiaes or (obsolete ) officiais )

  1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of oficial

Noun

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official m or f by sense (plural officiaes or (obsolete ) officiais )

  1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of oficial

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