official
English Thesaurus
1. someone who administers the rules of a game or sport (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | adjudicator, |
| definition | : | a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | football official, |
| definition | : | an official who enforces the rules at a football game (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | linesman, |
| definition | : | official (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for out of bounds or offside) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | ref, referee, |
| definition | : | (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | scorekeeper, scorer, |
| definition | : | an official who records the score during the progress of a game (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | dispatcher, starter, |
| definition | : | the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | timekeeper, timer, |
| definition | : | (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | ump, umpire, |
| definition | : | an official at a baseball game (noun.person) |
2. a worker who holds or is invested with an office (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | apparatchik, |
| definition | : | a humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large organization (especially a political organization) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | appointee, |
| definition | : | an official who is appointed (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | bailiff, |
| definition | : | an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc. (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | beadle, |
| definition | : | a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | caretaker, |
| definition | : | an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | censor, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | census taker, enumerator, |
| definition | : | someone who collects census data by visiting individual homes (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | city father, |
| definition | : | an important municipal official (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | civil servant, |
| definition | : | a public official who is a member of the civil service (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | commissar, political commissar, |
| definition | : | an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | comptroller general, |
| definition | : | a United States federal official who supervises expenditures and settles claims against the government (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | diplomat, diplomatist, |
| definition | : | an official engaged in international negotiations (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | elected official, |
| definition | : | official who won the office in a free election (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | equerry, |
| definition | : | an official charged with the care of the horses of princes or nobles (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | fire marshall, |
| definition | : | an official who is responsible for the prevention and investigation of fires (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | hearing examiner, hearing officer, |
| definition | : | an official appointed by a government agency to conduct an investigation or administrative hearing so that the agency can exercise its statutory powers (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | hangover, holdover, |
| definition | : | an official who remains in office after his term (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | inquisitor, |
| definition | : | an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | judge, jurist, justice, |
| definition | : | a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | licenser, |
| definition | : | an official who can issue a license or give authoritative permission (especially one who licenses publications) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | mace, macebearer, macer, |
| definition | : | an official who carries a mace of office (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | mandarin, |
| definition | : | any high government official or bureaucrat (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | notary, notary public, |
| definition | : | someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | noticer, |
| definition | : | someone who gives formal notice (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | officeholder, officer, |
| definition | : | someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | agent, federal agent, |
| definition | : | any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | provincial, |
| definition | : | (Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | postmaster general, |
| definition | : | the official in charge of the national postal service (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | proconsul, |
| definition | : | an official in a modern colony who has considerable administrative power (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | quaestor, |
| definition | : | any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | recruiter, |
| definition | : | an official who enlists personnel for military service (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | regulator, |
| definition | : | an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | returning officer, |
| definition | : | the official in each electorate who holds the election and returns the results (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | sealer, |
| definition | : | an official who affixes a seal to a document (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | searcher, |
| definition | : | a customs official whose job is to search baggage or goods or vehicles for contraband or dutiable items (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | teller, vote counter, |
| definition | : | an official appointed to count the votes (especially in legislative assembly) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | town clerk, |
| definition | : | the official who keeps a town's records (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | doorkeeper, usher, |
| definition | : | an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | vizier, |
| definition | : | a high official in a Muslim government (especially in the Ottoman Empire) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | weigher, |
| definition | : | an official who weighs and records the weight (noun.person) |
3. having official authority or sanction (adj.all)
| similar | : | ex officio, |
| definition | : | by virtue of an office or position (adj.all) |
| similar | : | formal, |
| definition | : | characteristic of or befitting a person in authority (adj.all) |
| similar | : | formalised, formalized, |
| definition | : | given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures (adj.all) |
| similar | : | semiofficial, |
| definition | : | having some official authority or sanction (adj.all) |
4. verified officially (adj.all)
| similar | : | confirmed, |
| definition | : | having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation (adj.all) |
5. (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution (adj.all)
| similar | : | constituted, established, |
| definition | : | brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established (adj.all) |
| domain category | : | church, church service, |
| definition | : | a service conducted in a house of worship (noun.act) |
6. conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline (adj.all)
| similar | : | regular, |
| definition | : | in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle (adj.all) |
7. a worker who holds or is invested with an office (noun.person)
| derivation | : | function, officiate, |
| definition | : | perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function (verb.competition) |
8. having official authority or sanction (adj.all)
| antonym | : | unofficial, |
| definition | : | not having official authority or sanction (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | office, power, |
| definition | : | (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power (noun.state) |
9. conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline (adj.all)
| derivation | : | office, |
| definition | : | a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities (noun.act) |
10. of or relating to an office (adj.pert)
11. a worker who holds or is invested with an office (noun.person)
| derivation | : | function, officiate, |
| definition | : | perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function (verb.competition) |
12. having official authority or sanction (adj.all)
| antonym | : | unofficial, |
| definition | : | not having official authority or sanction (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | office, power, |
| definition | : | (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power (noun.state) |
13. conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline (adj.all)
| derivation | : | office, |
| definition | : | a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities (noun.act) |
14. of or relating to an office (adj.pert)
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