How to use official in a sentence. An official language is one that is used by the government of a country when making its laws, in official documents, etc.: A person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties. See examples of official used in a sentence. A person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties Of or pertaining to an office or position of duty, trust, or authority
Appointed, authorized, or approved by a government or organization An official is someone who holds an office (function or mandate, regardless of whether it carries an actual working space with it) in an organization or government and participates in the exercise of authority (either their own or that of their superior or employer, public or legally private). Of or relating to an office or to a position of duty, trust, or authority:[before a noun] official powers Appointed, authorized, recognized, or approved by a government or organization If something is official, it's authorized and approved by somebody If gatorade is the official drink of the olympics, somebody with authority has signed some papers and a deal has been made.
There are seven meanings listed in oed's entry for the adjective official, two of which are labelled obsolete See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Official means approved by the government or by someone in authority According to the official figures, over one thousand people died during the revolution An official announcement is expected in the next few days A report in the official police newspaper gave no reason for the move.
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