official (noun)
1official — {{11}}official (adj.) 1530s, from O.Fr. oficial (14c., Mod.Fr. officiel) or directly from L.L. officialis of or belonging to duty, service, or office, from L. officium (see OFFICE (Cf. office)). {{12}}official (n.) early 14c., from O.Fr. official …
2official receiver — noun : receiver 2b(4) * * * official receiver see under ↑receive • • • Main Entry: ↑office official receiver An official appointed by a govenment agency to manage the estate of a person, company, etc declared bankrupt, until a trustee has been… …
3official — of·fi·cial 1 n: one who holds or is invested with an office esp. in government a municipal official official 2 adj 1: of, relating to, or holding an office, position, or trust official duties 2: fully authorized an official policy of t …
4official — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to an authority or public body and its activities and responsibilities. 2) having the approval or authorization of such a body. ► NOUN ▪ a person holding public office or having official duties. DERIVATIVES officialdom… …
5official exchange rate — ➔ exchange rate * * * official exchange rate UK US noun [C] ► ECONOMICS, FINANCE the official rate at which the currency of one country can be exchanged for the currency of another country: »Figures for non U.S. companies have been converted to U …
6official language — ➔ language * * * official language UK US noun [C] ► GOVERNMENT the language or one of the languages that is accepted by a country s government, is taught in schools, used in the courts of law, etc.: »English is the official language and… …
7official price — ➔ price1 * * * official price UK US noun [C] ► COMMERCE, ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT the price of a product or service, as decided by a country s government: »Abu Dhabi has cut the official price for crude oil …
8official strike — ➔ strike1 * * * official strike UK US noun [C] ► HR, WORKPLACE a strike (= an occasion when workers refuse to work) that is officially organized by a trade union: »Employers can no longer sack workers in the first eight weeks of an official… …
9official principal — noun : official 1 * * * official principal see official n. 2 …
10official immunity — noun personal immunity accorded to a public official from liability to anyone injured by actions that are the consequence of exerting official authority • Hypernyms: ↑exemption, ↑immunity, ↑granting immunity …
