1. A worker who holds or is invested with an office
   "The government official processed the paperwork efficiently";
   - functionary
    
2. Someone who administers the rules of a game or sport
   "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"

1. Having official authority or sanction
   "official permission"; "an official representative"
    
2. Of or relating to an office
   "official privileges"
    
3. Verified officially
   "the election returns are now official"
    
4. Conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline
   "in official order";
   - prescribed
    
5. (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution
   "The Church of England is the official state church in England"

Derived forms: officials

See also: accredited, authorised [Brit], authoritative, authorized, commissioned, confirmed, constituted, established, ex officio, formal, formalised [Brit], formalized, licenced [Brit, Cdn], licensed, regular, semiofficial

Type of: adjudicator, skilled worker, trained worker

Antonym: unofficial

Encyclopedia: Official