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Etymology

From Old French official, from Latin officium (“duty, service”)

Pronunciation

Adjective

official (comparative more official, superlative most official)

  1. Of or pertaining to an office or public trust
    official duties
  2. Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority
    an official statement or report
  3. Approved by authority; authorized.
  4. 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, to 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.

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Noun

official (plural officials)

  1. An office holder invested with powers and authorities.
  2. A person responsible for applying the rules of a game or sport in a competition.

Translations

office holder invested with powers and authorities
  • Arabic: مسئول ar(ar) (mas'uul) m.
  • Armenian: պաշտոնյա hy(hy) (paštonya)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 官員 cmn(cmn), 官员 cmn(cmn) (guānyuán)
  • French: cadre fr(fr), fonctionnaire fr(fr)
  • German: Beamte de(de) m.
  • Greek: αξιωματούχος el(el) (aksiomatoúkhos) m. and f., λειτουργός el(el) (litourγós) m. and f.
  • Hungarian: hivatalnok hu(hu), tisztviselő hu(hu)
  • Japanese: 役員 ja(ja) (やくいん, yakuin)
  • Russian: официальное лицо ru(ru) (oficiál'noje licó) n., чиновник ru(ru) (činóvnik) m.
  • Spanish: funcionario es(es) m.
  • Swahili: rasmi sw(sw)
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  • Norwegian: offentlig tjenestemann no(no) m.

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