Approved by authority; authorized

• The United States has no official language.

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• German is the official language of Germany.

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Of or about an office or public trust

Derived from the proper office or officer, or the appropriate authority; made or communicated by authority

Discharging an office or function

Approved by authority; authorized.; Dubious but recognized by authorities as the truth or canonrare

Sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinalrare

Relating to an office, especially a subordinate executive officer or attendantrare

Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdictionrare

True, real, beyond doubtrare

Listed in a national pharmacopeiarare

An office holder, a person holding an official position in government, sports, or other organization

• In some states, judges are elected officials.

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• The customs officials searched the whole ship.

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