having official authority or sanction; official permission; an official representative'

of or relating to an office; official privileges'

a worker who holds or is invested with an office

[ Syn: functionary ]

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

verified officially; the election returns are now official'

conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; in prescribed order

[ Syn: prescribed ]

(of a church) given official status as a national or state institution