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Synonyms for Official (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (a worker who holds or is invested with an office):
functionary

WordNet sense 2 (conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline):
prescribed

WordNet sense 3 (brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established):
constituted, established

WordNet sense 4 (having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation):
confirmed

WordNet sense 5 (characteristic of or befitting a person in authority):
formal

WordNet sense 6 (sanctioned by established authority):
authoritative


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