Meaning Of The Word Official

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official
Official means approved by the government or by someone in authority.

official in American English
of or holding an office, or position of authority
adjective: of or pertaining to an office or position of duty, trust, or authority
noun: a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties

official in British English
adjective: of or relating to an office, its administration, or its duration
adjective: of or relating to one of the two factions of the IRA and Sinn Féin, created by a split in 1969. The Official movement subsequently renounced terrorism and entered constitutional politics in the Irish Republic as the Workers' Party (now the Democratic Left
noun: a member of the Official IRA and Sinn Féin
noun: a person who holds a position in an organization, government department, etc, esp a subordinate position

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