Definition of Official

Noun: official u'fi-shul

A worker who holds or is invested with an office
- functionary
Someone who administers the rules of a game or sport
"the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"

Adjective: official u'fi-shul

Having official authority or sanction
"official permission"; "an official representative"
Of or relating to an office
"official privileges"
Verified officially
"the election returns are now official"
Conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline
"in official order";
- prescribed
(of a church) given official status as a national or state institution