official definition

1. a worker who holds or is invested with an office
2. someone who administers the rules of a game or sport
• examples: the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling
3. having official authority or sanction
• examples: official permission
• examples: an official representative
4. of or relating to an office
• examples: official privileges
5. verified officially
• examples: the election returns are now official
6. conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline
• examples: in prescribed order
7. (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution