OFFICIAL

• (noun) someone who administers the rules of a game or sport

  "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"

• (noun) a worker who holds or is invested with an office

  synonyms : functionary

  He was a party functionary during the political campaign. -added by nithi

• (adj.) having official authority or sanction

  "official permission", "an official representative"

• (adj.) of or relating to an office

  "official privileges"

• (adj.) verified officially

  "the election returns are now official"

• (adj.) (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution

• (adj.) conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline

  "in prescribed order"

  synonyms : prescribed

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