of⋅fi⋅cial
[uh-fish-uh
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Show IPA–noun
| 1. | a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties. |
–adjective
| 2. | of or pertaining to an office or position of duty, trust, or authority: official powers. |
| 3. | authorized or issued authoritatively: an official report. |
| 4. | holding office. |
| 5. | appointed or authorized to act in a designated capacity: an official representative. |
| 6. | (of an activity or event) intended for the notice of the public and performed or held on behalf of officials or of an organization; formal: the official opening of a store. |
| 7. | Pharmacology. noting drugs or drug preparations that are recognized by and that conform to the standards of theUnited States Pharmacopeia or the National Formulary. |
