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Meanings of official in English

Russian
судья в американском футболе
Spanish
árbitro de fútbol americano

Game administrator in American football.

        Related terms
        судья в американском футболе
        Russian
        официальное должностное лицо
        Portuguese
        administrador
        Spanish
        personal de alta dirección
        Catalan
        alt càrrec

        Someone who holds a government office.

            Related terms
            официальное должностное лицо
            Russian
            хоккейный судья
            Spanish
            arbitro de hockey sobre hielo

            Ice hockey official.

                  хоккейный судья
                  Portuguese
                  servidor público
                  Catalan
                  funcionari
                  Spanish
                  funcionario

                  A worker who holds or is invested with an office.

                        servidor público
                        Synonyms
                        Examples for "functionary"
                        Examples for "functionary"
                        1
                        His father got a job as a functionary at the local government.
                        The Guardian
                        2
                        In a private conference with that functionary, they talked over the matter.
                        Eveline Mandeville / Or, The Horse Thief Rival
                        3
                        This much have I learned in my experience as a public functionary.
                        The Headsman; Or, The Abbaye des Vignerons
                        4
                        Another glittering functionary received me and between the two I proceeded upstairs.
                        Twenty Years of Balkan Tangle
                        5
                        The top apartment was occupied by a government functionary and his family.
                        With Those Who Wait
                        Usage of official in English
                        1
                        Therefore, official US rhetoric on Syrian citizens defending themselves must change today.
                        The Guardian
                        2
                        The proposed state law would allow legal action first, official classification later.
                        Wired
                        3
                        Turkish forces shelled northern Iraq this morning, a Kurdish government official said.
                        The Irish Times
                        4
                        House speaker Paul Ryan said: No public official is above the law.
                        The Guardian
                        5
                        An administration official said the new executive order would likely exclude Iraq.
                        Reuters
                        6
                        Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson resigned, a government official said.
                        The Irish Times
                        7
                        We did not expect to resolve that question today, the official said.
                        Reuters
                        8
                        However, Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee said several official inquiries are already underway.
                        Radio NZ
                        9
                        It's been five months since I saw my family,' the official said.
                        Reuters
                        10
                        The China statistics bureau reports official housing price data on August 18.
                        Reuters
                        11
                        A no-deal situation is a real option, a French presidency official said.
                        Reuters
                        12
                        A military official and state media said it was a suicide attack.
                        Reuters
                        13
                        A senior health official acknowledged a greater pace of change was needed.
                        BBC
                        14
                        What have sanctions done in the Iraqi situation? an Arab official said.
                        Reuters
                        15
                        It's a safety issue not to have them, one industry official said.
                        Reuters
                        16
                        LAF is another form of open market operations, an RBI official said.
                        Reuters