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Grep of noun official administrative official elected official federal official football official official official document official emissary officialdom officialese Overview of noun official The noun official has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (23) official, functionary -- (a worker who holds or is invested with an office) 2. (3) official -- (administers rules of a game or sport) Overview of adj official The adj official has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (10) official -- (having official authority or sanction; "official permission"; "an official representative") 2. (1) official -- (of or relating to an office; "official privileges") 3. (1) official -- (verified officially; "the election returns are now official") 4. official, prescribed -- (conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; "in prescribed order") 5. official -- ((of a church) given official status as a national or state institution) Antonyms of adj official 4 of 5 senses of official Sense 1 official (vs. unofficial) unofficial (vs. official) => drumhead, summary => informal, loose => unauthorized, unauthorised, wildcat => unsanctioned Sense 3 official INDIRECT (VIA confirmed) -> unconfirmed Sense 4 official, prescribed INDIRECT (VIA regular) -> irregular Sense 5 official INDIRECT (VIA established) -> unestablished Similarity of adj official 5 senses of official Sense 1 official (vs. unofficial) => authoritative, authorized, authorised => ex officio => formal => formalized, formalised => semiofficial Also See-> authorized#1, authorised#1 Sense 2 official Pertains to noun office (Sense 2) =>agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority => administrative unit Sense 3 official => confirmed (vs. unconfirmed) Sense 4 official, prescribed => regular (vs. irregular) Sense 5 official => established (vs. unestablished), constituted Attributes of adj official Familiarity of adj official official used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj official official semiofficial unofficial Overview of noun official The noun official has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (23) official, functionary -- (a worker who holds or is invested with an office) 2. (3) official -- (administers rules of a game or sport) Overview of adj official The adj official has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (10) official -- (having official authority or sanction; "official permission"; "an official representative") 2. (1) official -- (of or relating to an office; "official privileges") 3. (1) official -- (verified officially; "the election returns are now official") 4. official, prescribed -- (conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; "in prescribed order") 5. official -- ((of a church) given official status as a national or state institution)
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