| official | | |
| n. (person) | 1. functionary, official | a worker who holds or is invested with an office. |
| ~ apparatchik | a humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large organization (especially a political organization).; "Democratic apparatchiks" |
| ~ appointee | an official who is appointed. |
| ~ bailiff | an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.. |
| ~ beadle | a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function. |
| ~ administrative official, bureaucrat | an official of a bureaucracy. |
| ~ caretaker | an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily.; "he acted as a caretaker until a new president could be elected" |
| ~ censor | a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable. |
| ~ census taker, enumerator | someone who collects census data by visiting individual homes. |
| ~ church officer | a church official. |
| ~ city father | an important municipal official. |
| ~ civil servant | a public official who is a member of the civil service. |
| ~ commissar, political commissar | an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit. |
| ~ comptroller general | a United States federal official who supervises expenditures and settles claims against the government. |
| ~ comptroller of the currency | a United States federal official who regulates the national banks. |
| ~ diplomat, diplomatist | an official engaged in international negotiations. |
| ~ elected official | official who won the office in a free election. |
| ~ equerry | an official charged with the care of the horses of princes or nobles. |
| ~ fire marshall | an official who is responsible for the prevention and investigation of fires. |
| ~ fire warden, forest fire fighter, ranger | an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest. |
| ~ hearing examiner, hearing officer | an official appointed by a government agency to conduct an investigation or administrative hearing so that the agency can exercise its statutory powers. |
| ~ holdover, hangover | an official who remains in office after his term. |
| ~ incumbent, officeholder | the official who holds an office. |
| ~ inquisitor | an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition. |
| ~ invalidator, voider, nullifier | an official who can invalidate or nullify.; "my bank check was voided and I wanted to know who the invalidator was" |
| ~ judge, jurist, justice | a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice. |
| ~ licenser | an official who can issue a license or give authoritative permission (especially one who licenses publications). |
| ~ macebearer, macer, mace | an official who carries a mace of office. |
| ~ mandarin | any high government official or bureaucrat. |
| ~ notary, notary public | someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions. |
| ~ noticer | someone who gives formal notice. |
| ~ officeholder, officer | someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust.; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year" |
| ~ federal agent, agent | any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau. |
| ~ provincial | (Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order.; "the general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials" |
| ~ postmaster general | the official in charge of the national postal service. |
| ~ proconsul | an official in a modern colony who has considerable administrative power. |
| ~ prosecuting attorney, prosecuting officer, prosecutor, public prosecutor | a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state. |
| ~ quaestor | any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration). |
| ~ recruiter | an official who enlists personnel for military service. |
| ~ record-keeper, recorder, registrar | someone responsible for keeping records. |
| ~ regulator | an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest. |
| ~ returning officer | the official in each electorate who holds the election and returns the results. |
| ~ sealer | an official who affixes a seal to a document. |
| ~ searcher | a customs official whose job is to search baggage or goods or vehicles for contraband or dutiable items. |
| ~ skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker | a worker who has acquired special skills. |
| ~ vote counter, teller | an official appointed to count the votes (especially in legislative assembly). |
| ~ town clerk | the official who keeps a town's records. |
| ~ doorkeeper, usher | an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber. |
| ~ vizier | a high official in a Muslim government (especially in the Ottoman Empire). |
| ~ weigher | an official who weighs and records the weight. |
| n. (person) | 2. official | someone who administers the rules of a game or sport.; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling" |
| ~ adjudicator | a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes. |
| ~ football official | an official who enforces the rules at a football game. |
| ~ linesman | official (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for out of bounds or offside). |
| ~ ref, referee | (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play. |
| ~ scorekeeper, scorer | an official who records the score during the progress of a game. |
| ~ dispatcher, starter | the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition. |
| ~ timekeeper, timer | (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed. |
| ~ ump, umpire | an official at a baseball game. |
| adj. | 3. official | having official authority or sanction.; "official permission"; "an official representative" |
| ~ authorised, authorized | endowed with authority. |
| ~ authorised, authorized, authoritative | sanctioned by established authority.; "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography" |
| ~ ex officio | by virtue of an office or position.; "the head of the department serves as an ex officio member of the board" |
| ~ formal | characteristic of or befitting a person in authority.; "formal duties"; "an official banquet" |
| ~ formalised, formalized | given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures. |
| ~ semiofficial | having some official authority or sanction. |
| adj. (pertain) | 4. official | of or relating to an office.; "official privileges" |
| adj. | 5. official | verified officially.; "the election returns are now official" |
| ~ confirmed | having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation.; "confirmed reservations"; "received confirmed reports of casualties"; "a confirmed Catholic" |
| adj. | 6. official, prescribed | conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline.; "in prescribed order" |
| ~ regular | in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle.; "his regular calls on his customers"; "regular meals"; "regular duties" |
| adj. | 7. official | (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution. |
| ~ church service, church | a service conducted in a house of worship.; "don't be late for church" |
| ~ constituted, established | brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established.; "the established social order"; "distrust the constituted authority"; "a team established as a member of a major league"; "enjoyed his prestige as an established writer"; "an established precedent"; "the established Church" |
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