official

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Of or pertaining to an office or public trust.
2. Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority
3. Approved by authority; authorized.
4. Approved by authority; authorized.
5. Sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal.
6. Discharging an office or function.
7. Relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
8. Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.
9. (informal) True, real, beyond doubt.
10. Listed in a national pharmacopeia.

Noun

An office holder, a person holding an official position in government, sports, or other organization.

Concepts

officiel

fonctionnaire

officier

cadre

responsable

publique

administratif

formel

gouvernemental

ouvert

formalité

formule

mis au grand jour

légal

régulier

employé

oficiel

haut fonctionnaire

dignitaire

titulaire

agent

collaborateur

autorité

force de l'ordre

officialiser

juge

magistrat

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/əˈfɪʃəl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English official, from Old French official, from Latin officiālis, from Latin officium (“duty, service”), by surface analysis, office + -ial.

Phrases

It was the official painting of the occasion and , hence , resides at Buckingham Palace .

C'était la peinture officielle de l'occasion et, par conséquent, réside au palais de Buckingham.