· a worker who holds or is invested with an office
Synonym(s): functionary
Hypernym(s): skilled_worker, trained_worker, skilled_workman
· someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"
Hypernym(s): adjudicator
· having official authority or sanction; "official permission"; "an official representative"
Antonym(s): unofficial
· of or relating to an office; "official privileges"
· verified officially; "the election returns are now official"
· conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; "in prescribed order"
Synonym(s): prescribed
· (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution