Official əˈfɪʃl Senior State Department Palace Refusing Comment

• a bank/company/court/government official
• a senior official in the state department
• palace officials are refusing to comment on the royal divorce.
• he attempted to bribe local officials.

official

1. a person who is in a position of authority in a large organization
• a bank/company/court/government official
• a senior official in the State Department
• Palace officials are refusing to comment on the royal divorce.

Extra Examples

• He attempted to bribe local officials.
• Report the incident to the responsible official.
• She is due to meet with local officials to discuss possible relief projects.
• a senior Bush administration official
• full-time union officials
• his background as a union official
• the FBI and other law enforcement officials
• the official responsible for handling the case
• A senior official in the State Department issued a statement.
• Palace officials are refusing to comment on the king’s state of health.
• Union officials are now seeking an early meeting with company directors.

Word Origin

• Middle English (originally as a noun): via Old French from Latin officialis, from officium ‘performance of a task’ (in medieval Latin also ‘office, divine service’), based on opus ‘work’ + facere ‘do’.