| Main Entry: |
official |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
person representing organization |
Synonyms: |
CEO, administrator, agent, big shot, boss, brains, brass, bureaucrat, chancellor, civil servant, commissioner, comptroller, dignitary, director, exec, executive, front office, functionary, governor, head person, higher-up,
incumbent, leader, magistrate, manager, marshal, mayor, minister, officeholder, officer, panjandrum, premier, president, representative,
secretary, top brass, top dog, top drawer,
top*, treasurer
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| Notes: |
an official (noun) is one who holds or is invested with an office or a referee or umpire in a game or sport - (adjective) having official authority or of or relating to an office; officious means marked by excessive eagerness in offering services or advice where they are neither requested nor needed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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