official
adjective
[ əˈfɪʃ(ə)l ]
• relating to an authority or public body and its activities and responsibilities.
• "the prime minister's official engagements"
Similar:
ceremonial,
formal,
solemn,
ritualistic,
ceremonious,
pompous,
stiff,
bureaucratic,
proper,
stuffed-shirt,
official
noun
• a person holding public office or having official duties, especially as a representative of an organization or government department.
• "a union official"
Similar:
officer,
office-holder,
office-bearer,
administrator,
executive,
appointee,
functionary,
bureaucrat,
dignitary,
mandarin,
representative,
agent,
jack-in-office,
apparatchik,
Origin:
Middle English (originally as a noun): via Old French from Latin officialis, from officium (see office).
