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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