official — of·fi·cial 1 n: one who holds or is invested with an office esp. in government a municipal official official 2 adj 1: of, relating to, or holding an office, position, or trust official duties 2: fully authorized an official policy of t … Law dictionary
official — ● official, officiaux nom masculin (de office 1) Juge ecclésiastique, dans un diocèse. ⇒OFFICIAL, AUX, subst. masc. RELIG. CATH. A. [Avant la Révolution] Juge ecclésiastique délégué par l évêque pour exercer en son nom la juridiction contentieuse … Encyclopédie Universelle
Official — Of*fi cial, n. [L. officialis a magistrate s servant or attendant: cf. F. official. See {Official}, a., and cf. {Officer}.] 1. One who holds an office; esp., a subordinate executive officer or attendant. [1913 Webster] 2. An ecclesiastical judge… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Official — Official, s. Officialis … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Official — Official, lat. dtsch., der Vicar eines Bischofs in contentiösen u. Ehe Angelegenheiten; O. at. bischöfliches Gericht … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Official — Nom porté dans les Pyrénées Atlantiques. Il peut désigner un officier public (voir Lofficial), mais on pensera plutôt au basque ofiziale (= artisan). De la même façon, le nom composé Officialdeguy correspond au basque Ofizialdegi (= la maison, l… … Noms de famille
Official — For other uses, see Official (disambiguation). An official is someone who holds an office (function or mandate, regardless whether it carries an actual working space with it) in an organization or government and participates in the exercise of… … Wikipedia
official — ▪ I. official of‧fi‧cial 1 [əˈfɪʆl] adjective 1. approved of or done by someone in authority, especially the government: • You have to get official permission to build a new house. • Have you signed the necessaryofficial documents? • the… … Financial and business terms
official — 01. Government [officials] expect the governor to make an announcement this afternoon. 02. The [official] residence of the British Prime Minister is No. 10 Downing Street. 03. The [official] reason given for the hospitalization of the President… … Grammatical examples in English
official — of|fi|cial1 S3 [əˈfıʃəl] n someone who is in a position of authority in an organization ▪ a government official ▪ senior administration officials official 2 official2 W2S3 adj 1.) approved of or done by someone in authority, especially the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
