1.a worker who holds or is invested with an office
2.someone who administers the rules of a game or sport;
the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling
3.having official authority or sanction;
official permission
4.of or relating to an office;
official privileges
5.verified officially;
the election returns are now official
6.conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline;
in prescribed order
7.(of a church) given official status as a national or state institution