1. (

• official ,
• functionary

) a worker who holds or is invested with an office ;

2. (

• official

) someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling" ;

1. (

• official

) having official authority or sanction; "official permission"; "an official representative" ;

2. (

• official

) of or relating to an office; "official privileges" ;

3. (

• 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 ;