What is the meaning of Official?

Of or pertaining to an office or public trust.

Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority

Approved by authority; authorized.

(Of a statement) Dubious but recognized by authorities as truth and/or canon.

Sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal.

Discharging an office or function.

Relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant.

Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.

Listed in a national pharmacopeia.

An underling of a member of the clergy, often heading a clerical court.

A hireling or subordinate; one employed to serve, especially at an estate.

Functional; serving a purpose.

official; certified or permitted by an authoritative source

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of oficial.

Source: wiktionary.org

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