having official authority or sanction; official permission; an official representative'
of or relating to an office; official privileges'
official (adj.)
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'
official (n.)
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