official

adj 1: having official authority or sanction; "official

permission"; "an official representative" [ant: {unofficial}]

2: of or relating to an office; "official privileges"

3: verified officially; "the election returns are now official"

4: conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; "in

prescribed order" [syn: {prescribed}]

5: (of a church) given official status as a national or state

institution

n 1: a worker who holds or is invested with an office [syn: {functionary}]

2: administers rules of a game or sport