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'official' - used as an adjective
Synonyms for 'official'
1. having official authority or sanction
official permission
an official representative
2. of or relating to an office
official privileges
3. verified officially
the election returns are now official
4. conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline
5. (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution

'official' - used as a noun
6. a worker who holds or is invested with an office
7. someone who administers the rules of a game or sport
the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling
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