Antonym: unofficial. Similar words: officially, artificial, officious, efficient, efficiency, sufficient, judicial, office. Meaning: [ə'fɪʃl] 
n. 1. a worker who holds or is invested with an office 2. someone who administers the rules of a game or sport. adj. 1. having official authority or sanction 2. of or relating to an office 3. verified officially 4. conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline 5. (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution.
n. 1. a worker who holds or is invested with an office 2. someone who administers the rules of a game or sport. adj. 1. having official authority or sanction 2. of or relating to an office 3. verified officially 4. conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline 5. (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution. 
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271. The newspaper has become the official mouthpiece of the opposition party.
272. The cyclists were all dressed in tight lycra shorts and the official team vest.
273. It is just three months since we received official approval to go ahead with the project.
274. She made an official pronouncement on changes in government policy.
275. The official photos of the prime minister's tour of India are in the magazine.
276. We can legitimately ask what competence an official based in Whitehall has to solve the problems of rural Scotland.
277. The newspaper Pravda was the official organ of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union.
278. This paper is the official organ of the Communist Party.
279. They claimed there was an official disinformation campaign by the government.
280. Official permission has been granted for more building near the river.
281. There are strict rules on the release of official information.
282. He is generally counted as incorruptible good official of the law.
283. This report is positively denied in official circles, who affirm that nothing of the kind occurred (sentencedict.com), but that the story is made out of whole cloth.
284. Official handouts describe the Emperor as "particularly noted as a scholar".
285. There was never an official institution of censorship in Albania.
286. Although the retired architects of the party do not occupy any official positions,(Sentencedict.com) they have a lot of authority.
287. The official report on the killings has been denounced as a whitewash.
288. You can receive a home loan of up to 95% of the official valuation of the property.
289. A report in the official police newspaper gave no reason for the move.
290. The first official results are not expected until Tuesday at the earliest.
291. The official in the tax office contended that the shopkeeper was innocent.
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