official

/əfˈɪʃə‍l/

/əˈfɪʃəɫ/

official

relating to a person with authority

antonyms : unofficial

of or relating to an office

approved by, done, etc. by an authority

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

conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline

synonyms : prescribed

Official

a worker who holds or is invested with an office

someone who administers the rules of a game or sport

Examples

1. The referee in the firing line is an experienced official.

2. Officials there insist they have no hidden agenda.

3. The Turkish lira is the official currency of Turkey.

4. But officials deny they've been keeping their proposals under wraps.