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official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office |
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skilled worker,
skilled workman,
trained worker a worker who has acquired special skills
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apparatchik a communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party
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appointee a person who is appointed to a job or position
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bailiff an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
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beadle a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function
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administrative official,
bureaucrat an official of a bureaucracy
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caretaker a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
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censor a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable
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census taker,
enumerator someone who collects census data by visiting individual homes
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church officer a church official
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city father an important municipal official
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civil servant a public official who is a member of the civil service
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commissar,
political commissar an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit
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comptroller general a United States federal official who supervises expenditures and settles claims against the government
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comptroller of the currency the agency of the Treasury Department responsible for controlling the currency
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diplomat,
diplomatist an official engaged in international negotiations
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elected official official who won the office in a free election
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equerry a personal attendant of the British royal family
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fire marshall an official who is responsible for the prevention and investigation of fires
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fire warden,
forest fire fighter,
ranger an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest
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hearing examiner,
hearing officer an official appointed by a government agency to conduct an investigation or administrative hearing so that the agency can exercise its statutory powers
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hangover,
holdover something that has survived from the past; "a holdover from the sixties"; "hangovers from the 19th century"
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incumbent,
officeholder the official who holds an office
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inquisitor a questioner who is excessively harsh
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invalidator,
nullifier,
voider an official who can invalidate or nullify; "my bank check was voided and I wanted to know who the invalidator was"
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judge,
jurist,
justice a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
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licenser an official who can issue a license or give authoritative permission (especially one who licenses publications)
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mace,
macebearer,
macer a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority
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mandarin the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China
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notary,
notary public someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions
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noticer someone who gives formal notice
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officeholder,
officer someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year"
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agent,
federal agent an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents"
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provincial (Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order; "the general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials"
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postmaster general the official in charge of the national postal service
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proconsul an anthropoid ape of the genus Proconsul
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prosecuting attorney,
prosecuting officer,
prosecutor,
public prosecutor a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
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quaestor any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration)
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recruiter an official who enlists personnel for military service
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record-keeper,
recorder,
registrar equipment for making records
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regulator any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
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returning officer the official in each electorate who holds the election and returns the results
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sealer an official who affixes a seal to a document
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searcher large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on caterpillars; found in North America
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teller,
vote counter an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
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town clerk the official who keeps a town's records
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doorkeeper,
usher someone who guards an entrance
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vizier a high official in a Muslim government (especially in the Ottoman Empire)
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weigher an official who weighs and records the weight
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official - 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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adjudicator a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes
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football official an official who enforces the rules at a football game
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linesman official (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for out of bounds or offside)
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ref,
referee (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play
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scorekeeper,
scorer an official who records the score during the progress of a game
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dispatcher,
starter employee of a transportation company who controls the departures of vehicles according to weather conditions and in the interest of efficient service
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timekeeper,
timer a clerk who keeps track of the hours worked by employees
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ump,
umpire an official at a baseball game
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| adjective |
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official - having official authority or sanction; "official permission"; "an official representative" |
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unofficial not having official authority or sanction; "a sort of unofficial mayor"; "an unofficial estimate"; "he participated in an unofficial capacity"
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authorised,
authorized endowed with authority
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authorised,
authoritative,
authorized sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography"
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ex officio by virtue of an office or position; "the head of the department serves as an ex officio member of the board"
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formal being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress); "pay one's formal respects"; "formal dress"; "a formal ball"; "the requirement was only formal and often ignored"; "a formal education"
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formalised,
formalized given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures
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semiofficial having some official authority or sanction
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official - (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution |
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constituted,
established introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation
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church,
church service a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty"
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official - conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; "in prescribed order" |
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prescribed |
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regular in accord with regular practice or procedure; "took his regular morning walk"; "her regular bedtime"
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official - of or relating to an office; "official privileges" |
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official - verified officially; "the election returns are now official" |
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confirmed of persons; not subject to change; "a confirmed bachelor"; "a confirmed invalid"
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