official in WordNet English dictionary

1. a worker who holds or is invested with an office
   official  functionary 
   
2. someone who administers the rules of a game or sport
   "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"
   official 
   

1. having official authority or sanction
   "official permission"; "an official representative"
   official 
   
2. of or relating to an office
   "official privileges"
   official 
   
3. verified officially
   "the election returns are now official"
   official 
   
4. (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution
   official 
   
5. conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline
   "in prescribed order"
   official  prescribed