Offical vs. Official

Offical vs. Official — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Offical and Official

Officaladjective

misspelling of official

Officialadjective

Of or pertaining to an office or public trust.

official duties

Officialadjective

Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority

an official statement or report

Officialadjective

Approved by authority; authorized.

Officialadjective

sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal

an official drug or preparation

Officialadjective

Discharging an office or function.

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Officialadjective

Relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant.

Officialadjective

Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.

Officialadjective

True, real, beyond doubt.

Well, it's official: you lost your mind!

Officialnoun

An office holder invested with powers and authorities.

David Barnes was the official charged with the running of the sports club.

Officialnoun

A person responsible for applying the rules of a game or sport in a competition.

In most soccer games there are three officials: the referee and two linesmen.

Officialnoun

a worker who holds or is invested with an office

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Officialnoun

someone who administers the rules of a game or sport;

the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling

Officialadjective

having official authority or sanction;

official permissionan official representative

Officialadjective

of or relating to an office;

official privileges

Officialadjective

verified officially;

the election returns are now official

Officialadjective

conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline;

in prescribed order

Officialadjective

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