---

• n  a worker who holds or is invested with an office
• n  someone who administers the rules of a game or sport
  the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling
• a  having official authority or sanction
  official permission
  an official representative
• a  of or relating to an office
  official privileges
• s  verified officially
  the election returns are now official
• s  conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline
• s  (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution

• The storm began to blow when a parliamentary decree was enacted making Hindi the nation's official language.
• Anonymously challenging official truths in China is commonplace.
• The official Google blog is a self-serving site dedicated to advancing the viewpoints of a multi-billion dollar company.

• functionary
• prescribed

• unofficial

News & Articles

---

• Iraq Official Says Baghdad Open to US Military Aid
  Iraqi official: Baghdad would welcome US military help as Pentagon considers sending trainers        
  June 27, 2013 - ABC News
• Official praises British-US intelligence-sharing
  A senior British official defended the country's intelligence-sharing ties with the United States on Tuesday, as governments in both countries face criticism about snooping on citizens. British Foreign ...
  June 26, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
• Official declines to testify in contracting probe
  WASHINGTON (AP) — An Internal Revenue Service official refused to testify Wednesday before a House committee examining his relationship with the CEO of computer services company that has as much as $500 million in contracts with the tax agency.
  June 26, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News

Quotes

---

• Ben Bernanke in Seattle Times
  Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said the discussions had been aimed at identifying "potential market vulnerabilities in the wake of an unwinding of a major financial institution and to consider appropriate official sector and private sector responses."
• Bryan Colangelo in AFP
  I have nothing official from anyone,Toronto GM Bryan Colangelo said.
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg in WSOC Charlotte
  In requiring CLS - in common with all other student organizations - to choose between welcoming all students and forgoing the benefits of official recognition, we hold, Hastings did not transgress constitutional limitations,Ginsburg said in...