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  • 11Official — Official, lat. dtsch., der Vicar eines Bischofs in contentiösen u. Ehe Angelegenheiten; O. at. bischöfliches Gericht …

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  • 12Official — 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

  • 13Official — 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… …

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  • 14official — An officer; a person invested with the authority of an office. See also officer In Canon law, a person to whom a bishop commits the charge of his spiritual jurisdiction. In Civil law, the minister or apparitor of a magistrate or judge official,… …

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  • 15official — ▪ I. official of‧fi‧cial 1 [əˈfɪʆl] 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

  • 16official — 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

  • 17official — 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

  • 18official — [[t]əfɪ̱ʃ(ə)l[/t]] ♦ officials 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n 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… …

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  • 19official — 1 noun (C) someone who has a responsible position in an organization: trade union members and officials | a government official 2 adjective 1 approved of or done by someone in authority, especially the government: You have to get official… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20official */*/*/ — I UK [əˈfɪʃ(ə)l] / US adjective 1) done by people in authority There will be an official investigation into last week s accident. You ll have to get official permission from the headteacher. a) used about things that are decided by a government… …

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