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official (enc)

Official

Noun1.official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office
appointee - an official who is appointed
bailiff - an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
beadle - a minor parish official who serves as an usher and preserves order at services
administrative official, bureaucrat - an official of a bureaucracy
caretaker - an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily; "he acted as a caretaker until a new president could be elected"
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
census taker, enumerator - someone who collects census data by visiting individual homes
church officer - a church official
city father - an important municipal official
civil servant - a public official who is a member of the civil service
commissar, political commissar - an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit
Comptroller General - a United States federal official who supervises expenditures and settles claims against the government
Comptroller of the Currency - a United States federal official who regulates the national banks
diplomat, diplomatist - an official engaged in international negotiations
elected official - official who won the office in a free election
equerry - an official charged with the care of the horses of princes or nobles
fire marshall - an official who is responsible for the prevention and investigation of fires
fire warden, forest fire fighter, ranger - an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest
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
holdover, hangover - an official who remains in office after his term
incumbent, officeholder - the official who holds an office
Inquisitor - an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition
invalidator, voider, nullifier - an official who can invalidate or nullify; "my bank check was voided and I wanted to know who the invalidator was"
judge, magistrate, jurist, justice - a public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice
licenser - a official who can issue a license or give authoritative permission (especially one who licenses publications)
macebearer, macer, mace - an official who carries a mace of office
mandarin - any high government official or bureaucrat
notary, notary public - someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions
noticer - someone who give formal notice
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"
federal agent, agent - any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
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"
postmaster general - the official in charge of the national postal service
proconsul - an official in a modern colony who has considerable administrative power
prosecuting attorney, prosecuting officer, prosecutor, public prosecutor - a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
quaestor - any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration)
recruiter - an official who enlists personnel for military service
record-keeper, recorder, registrar - someone responsible for keeping records
regulator - a official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest
2.official - someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"
adjudicator - a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes
football official - an official who enforces the rules at a football game
linesman - official (in tennis or soccer or football) who assists the referee is some way (especially by watching for off-sides or out of bounds)
ref, referee - (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play
scorekeeper, scorer - an official who records the score during the progress of a game
dispatcher, starter - the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition
timekeeper, timer - (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed
ump, umpire - an official at a baseball game
Adj.1.official - having official authority or sanction; "official permission"; "an official representative"
authorised, authorized - endowed with authority
unofficial - not having official authority or sanction; "a sort of unofficial mayor"; "an unofficial estimate"; "he participated in an unofficial capacity"
2.official - of or relating to an office; "official privileges"
3.official - verified officially; "the election returns are now official"
confirmed - having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation; "confirmed reservations"; "received confirmed reports of casualties"; "a confirmed Catholic"
4.official - conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; "in prescribed order"
regular - in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle; "his regular calls on his customers"; "regular meals"; "regular duties"
5.official - (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution
church service, church - a service conducted in a church; "don't be late for church"
constituted, established - brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established; "the established social order"; "distrust the constituted authority"; "a team established as a member of a major league"; "enjoyed his prestige as an established writer"; "an established precedent"; "the established Church"

 

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