official

[ uh-fish-uh l ]
/ əˈfɪʃ əl /

noun

a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.

adjective

Origin of official

1300–50; Middle English < Late Latin officiālis of duty, equivalent to Latin offici(um) office + -ālis -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM official

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH official

official officious

Words nearby official

officer of arms, officer of the day, officer of the deck, officer of the guard, officer of the watch, official, official family, official formula, official receiver, official referee, official solicitor

Example sentences from the Web for nonofficial

British Dictionary definitions for nonofficial (1 of 3)

nonofficial
/ (ˌnɒnəˈfɪʃəl) /

adjective

not official or formal

British Dictionary definitions for nonofficial (2 of 3)

official
/ (əˈfɪʃəl) /

adjective

of or relating to an office, its administration, or its duration
sanctioned by, recognized by, or derived from authority an official statement
appointed by authority, esp for some special duty
having a formal ceremonial character an official dinner

noun

a person who holds a position in an organization, government department, etc, esp a subordinate position

British Dictionary definitions for nonofficial (3 of 3)

Official
/ (əˈfɪʃəl) /

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
Compare Provisional

Medical definitions for nonofficial

official
[ ə-fĭsh′əl ]

adj.

Authorized by or contained in the US Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary. Used of drugs.