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42 pass
1. verb1) (to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc): I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor.) iti mimo2) (to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another: They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son.) prenesti3) (to go or be beyond: This passes my understanding.) preseči4) ((of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake: The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road.) prehiteti5) (to spend (time): They passed several weeks in the country.) preživeti6) ((of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve: The government has passed a resolution.) sprejeti7) (to give or announce (a judgement or sentence): The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner.) izreči8) (to end or go away: His sickness soon passed.) miniti9) (to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc): I passed my driving test.) narediti2. noun1) (a narrow path between mountains: a mountain pass.) prelaz2) (a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building: You must show your pass before entering.) prepustnica3) (a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc: There were ten passes and no fails.) opravljeni izpit4) ((in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another: The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal.) podaja•- passable- passing
- passer-by
- password
- in passing
- let something pass
- let pass
- pass as/for
- pass away
- pass the buck
- pass by
- pass off
- pass something or someone off as
- pass off as
- pass on
- pass out
- pass over
- pass up* * *I [pa:s]nounprepustnica, prosta karta, potni list; military dopustnica (listina); kratek dopust; university opravljeni izpit, spričevalo o opravljenem izpitu, najnižja pozitivna ocena; kritično stanje, stiska; kretnja (roke), zvijača, finta; črta, poteza (pri beljenju); sport podajanje žoge (nogomet); sunek (sabljanje); slang vsiljivost, nadležnost (ljubezenska)to be at a desperate pass — biti v kritičnem stanju, biti brezupnoto bring to a pass — napraviti, izvršitito make a pass at — vsiljevati se ženski, nadlegovatiII [pa:s]nounprehod, prelaz, ozka pot; ploven kanal, plovni del reke; military ključni položajIII [pa:s]1.transitive verbiti mimo (naprej, čez, skozi, preko); peljati mimo, prehiteti (npr. avto); figuratively izpustiti, preskočiti, ne zmeniti se za kaj; narediti izpit; prekoračiti, preseči, presegati ( it ŋes my comprehension tega ne razumem, presega moj razum); economy ne plačati (dividend); speljati skozi (žico), pogladiti (z roko); pasirati, pretlačiti (skozi sito); prebiti (čas), preživljati; podati (npr. sladkor), razpečavati (ponarejen denar); sport podati (žogo); juridically prenesti (premoženje na koga), izreči sodbo (on komu), naložiti kazen; sprejeti (predlog), izglasovati (zakon); predati (npr. predsedstvo; to komu); priznati veljavnost, privoliti, potrditi, dopustiti; povedati (svoje mnenje; on, upon o), pripomniti, narediti (komu kompliment); medicine izrezati (ledvične kamne), izprazniti (črevesa, mehur);2.intransitive verbiti, hoditi ( along naprej, by mimo, over čez), iti ven ( out); voziti se, potovati, prepotovati, priti, jahati; miniti, minevati (čas, bolečina); preminiti, umreti; priti v druge roke, pripasti (to komu); preiti (iz trdega v tekoče stanje; from... to); zgoditi se, pripetiti se; krožiti, iti iz rok v roke; sloveti (for, as za, kot), veljati za ( material that ŋed for silk); priti skozi, izdelati (izpit); preiti, izginiti, končati separliament biti sprejet (zakon), biti izglasovan, biti potrjen; juridically biti izrečen (sodba); preskočiti igro pri kvartanju, ne igrati; economy to pass an account — sprejeti obračunto pass to s.o.'s account — pripisati komu kajAmerican slang to pass the buck ( —ali baby) — izogniti se odgovornosti; naprtiti odgovornost (to komu), zvaliti krivdo na kogato pass the customs — priti skozi carino, ocarinitito pass s.th. to s.o.'s credit — šteti komu kaj v dobrofiguratively to pass the hat — pobirati prispevketo pass muster — zadovoljiti, biti zadovoljivto pass out of sight — izginiti izpred oči, izgubiti kaj izpred očito pass s.o. over — poslati koga komuto pass water — izprazniti mehur, uriniratiit will pass — dobro je, šlo bo -
43 patent
['peitənt, ]( American[) 'pæ-] 1. noun(an official licence from the government giving one person or business the right to make and sell a particular article and to prevent others from doing the same: She took out a patent on her design; ( also adjective) a patent process.) patent2. verb(to obtain a patent for; He patented his new invention.) patentirati* * *I [péitənt, pae-]adjective ( patently adverb)odprt, javen, očiten, očividen, jasen; patentiran, patentnopravento be patent — biti na dlani, biti očitnoletters patent — kraljevski patent, javni razglasII [péitənt, pae-]nounpatent, registrirana pravica (on); privilegij, pooblastilo, dekretto take out a patent for — patentirati, priglasiti patentapplied for patent, patent pending — priglašen za patentiranjeIII [péitənt, pae-]transitive verbpatentirati, priglasiti in odobriti patent -
44 prefect
['pri:fekt]1) (one of a number of senior pupils having special powers in a school etc.) starejši dijak2) (in some countries, an administrative official.) prefekt* * *[prí:fekt]nounprefekt (v starem Rimu); načelnik, predstojnik; vodilni administrativni uradnik (v Franciji); British English starejši dijak za nadzor mlajših -
45 priest
[pri:st]1) ((in the Christian Church, especially the Roman Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican churches) a clergyman.) duhovnik2) ((feminine priestess) (in non-Christian religions) an official who performs sacrifices etc to the god(s).) svečenik, svečenica•* * *[pri:st]nounduhovnik, svečenik; kol za ubijanje vlovljenih rib -
46 private
1. adjective1) (of, for, or belonging to, one person or group, not to the general public: The headmaster lives in a private apartment in the school; in my private (=personal) opinion; This information is to be kept strictly private; You shouldn't listen to private conversations.) zaseben2) (having no public or official position or rank: It is your duty as a private citizen to report this matter to the police.) neuraden2. noun(in the army, an ordinary soldier, not an officer.) (navaden) vojak- privacy- privately
- private enterprise
- private means
- in private* * *I [práivit]adjective ( privately adverb)privaten, zaseben, oseben; zadržan; zaupun; nemoten; neuraden, neslužben; tajen, skrivento be private to s.th. — biti poučen o čem, vedeti kajslang private eye — privatni detektivin private — privatno, zaupno, skrivajBritish English private soldier — navaden vojakby private bargain — pod roko (kupiti, prodati)politics private bill — poslančev osebni predlogjuridically private law — osebna pravicaII [práivit]nounBritish English navaden vojak; plural spolni organiin private — v privatnem življenju; zaupno -
47 proclamation
[proklə-]1) (an official, usually ceremonial, announcement made to the public: a royal proclamation.) razglasitev2) (the act of proclaiming.) razglasitev* * *[prɔkləméišən]nounproklamacija, razglas (to), oglas; proglasitev izjemnega stanja, prepovedi itd. -
48 purport
I [pɜ:pət]nounvsebina, smisel, pomen; cilj, smoter, daljnosežnostII [pɜ:pət, -pɔ:t]transitive verbpomeniti, vsebovati, kazati na kaj; trditi, delati sea document purporting to be official — dokument, ki naj bi bil uraden -
49 receiver
1) (the part of a telephone which is held to one's ear.) slušalka2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals.) sprejemnik3) (a person who receives stolen goods.) skrivač4) (a person who is appointed to take control of the business of someone who has gone bankrupt.) stečajni upravitelj5) (a stereo amplifier with a built-in radio.) sprejemnik* * *[risí:və]nounprejemnik, akceptant; blagajnik, davkar; prikrivač, skrivač (ukradenega blaga); skrbnik; chemistry & physics recipient, posoda za prestrezanje destilata; technical posoda, sod; telephony slušalka, sprejemni aparat, sprejemnik -
50 residence
1) (a person's home, especially the grand house of someone important.) rezidenca2) (the act of living in a place, or the time of this: during his residence in Spain.) bivanje* * *[rézidəns]noun(stalno) bivališče; sedež, rezidenca; stanovanjska zgradba; (gosposka) hiša, poslopje; stanovanje; bivanje, čas bivanjaofficial residence — uradni sedež; službeno stanovanje -
51 return
[rə'tə:n] 1. verb1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) vrniti se2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) vrniti3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) vrniti se4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) vrniti5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) voliti6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) izreči7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) vrniti2. noun1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) vrnitev2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) povratna vozovnica•- return match
- return ticket
- by return of post
- by return
- in return for
- in return
- many happy returns of the day
- many happy returns* * *I [ritɜ:n]1.nounvrnitev, povratek; povrnitev, ponovitev (bolezni), recidiva; povračilo, plačilo; povratna pošiljka, povraten prevoz, povratna vozovnica; vrnitev ali vračanje denarja, odškodnina, nadomestilo; (uradno) sporočilo, objava vest; plural statistični podatki, izkazi, rezultati; parliament objava rezultatov volitev, parlamentarne volitve; (redko) odgovor; (često plural) dohodek, zaslužek; plural commerce prodaja, (denarni) promet; iztržek, izkupiček, dobiček; vrnjeno blago, uporabljena embalaža; architecture izbočina na pročelju, štrleč vogal, krilo hiše; (mečevanje, tenis) povratni udarec, odboj žoge; plural slab tobak za pipoin return for — kot povračilo, nadomestilo zawithout return — brezplačno, zastonjdelivery by return — neodložljiva izročitev, predajaearly (quick) return commerce hitra prodajaa return of influenza medicine ponovitev gripeofficial returns — uradne številke, uradni statistični podatkion sale or return commerce v komisijito bring (to yield) a return — prinašati korist, obrestovati se, rentirati sewhat did he get in return for his kindness? — s čim mu je bila povrnjena njegova prijaznost?to make good returns commerce dobro, dobičkonosno iti v prodajoto make no return for — ne povrniti (česa), ne se izkazati hvaležnegato owe s.o. a return — biti komu dolžan povračiloto take a return ticket to Leeds — kupiti, vzeti povratno vozovnico za Leeds;2.adjectivepovratenII [ritɜ:n]1.intransitive verbvrniti se; ponovno se pripetiti (zgoditi, nastopiti); ponovno priti; spremeniti sereturn to our muttons! — vrnimo se -- po digresiji -- k (pravemu) predmetu diskusije!to return with one's shield or upon it figuratively vrniti se ali mrtev ali kot zmagovalec;2.transitive verbvrniti, nazaj dati, poslati nazaj; odražati, odbijati; odbiti nazaj, vrniti (žogo); vrniti (pozdrav, obisk itd.), ponovno plačati, vrniti (milo za drago); dajati, prinašati (dobiček); (uradno) proglasiti, prijaviti, (uradno) javiti, objaviti; juridically izreči sodbo; glasovati, dati glas; voliti (poslanca); (večinoma v pasivu) oceniti, obvestitito return interest, a profit — dajati, prinašati obresti, dobičekto return one's lead — (kartanje) vrniti barvo, odgovoriti na barvoto return like for like — vrniti milo za drago, šilo za ognjiloto return a salute — vrniti pozdrav, odzdraviti -
52 robe
[rəub]1) ((often in plural) a long, loose piece of clothing: Many Arabs still wear robes; a baby's christening-robe.) halja, obleka2) ((usually in plural) a long, loose piece of clothing worn as a sign of a person's rank eg on official occasions: a judge's robes.) halja3) ((especially American) a loose garment worn casually; a dressing-gown: She wore a robe over her nightdress; a bath-robe; a beach-robe.) halja•- robed* * *[róub]1.noun(dolga gornja) obleka, halja; ecclesiastic talar; plural obleka; svečano službeno (akademsko, sodniško) oblačilo; archaic ženska obleka; American strojena bivolska koža, ki rabi za preprogo ali za oblekothe (long) robe figuratively pravniški poklicgentlemen of the (long) robe — pravniki (sodniki, odvetniki)the robe of night — varstvo (okrilje) noči;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbsvečano obleči (se); obleči svečano obleko; odeti se, okrasiti se -
53 rule
[ru:l] 1. noun1) (government: under foreign rule.) uprava2) (a regulation or order: school rules.) predpis3) (what usually happens or is done; a general principle: He is an exception to the rule that fat people are usually happy.) pravilo4) (a general standard that guides one's actions: I make it a rule never to be late for appointments.) pravilo5) (a marked strip of wood, metal etc for measuring: He measured the windows with a rule.) ravnilo, merilo2. verb1) (to govern: The king ruled (the people) wisely.) vladati2) (to decide officially: The judge ruled that the witness should be heard.) odločiti3) (to draw (a straight line): He ruled a line across the page.) potegniti črto•- ruled- ruler
- ruling 3. noun(an official decision: The judge gave his ruling.) odlok, razsodba- rule off
- rule out* * *I [ru:l]nounpravilo; kar je normalno, običajno; mathematics pravilo; pravilo igre; ecclesiastic pravilnik reda; predpis; juridically odločba, rešitev; pravni predpis; ravnilo; merilna vrvica; navada, običaj, pravilo; vladanje, upravljanje, upravaas a rule — navadno, praviloma, normalnoby rule, according to rule — po predpisih, po pravilihby the rule and line figuratively natančnoby rule of thumb — po izkušnji, empirično, približnogolden rule — zlata sredina, zlato pravilohard and fast rule — trdno, stalno, kruto pravilostanding rules — pravilnik, statutit is the rule that... — pravilo je, da...to hold (to bear) rule over — vladati; gospodovati, gospodariti, biti gospodar nadII [ru:l]transitive verb & intransitive verbupravljati, voditi, uravna(va)ti, usmeriti; obvladati (čustvo), brzdati; odločiti, odrediti, rešiti ( that da); postaviti načelo; naložiti, predpisati; načrtati, vleči črte z ravnilom, linirati; vladati ( over nad), prevladovati; (o cenah) stati, držati seRule Britannia — Vladaj, Britanija! (domoljubna angleška pesem)a ruled case — odločena, dognana stvarto be ruled by s.o. — biti pod vplivom kogabe ruled by me! — poslušaj, ubogaj moj nasvet!to rule the roast (roost) — biti gospodar (v hiši, doma), imeti glavno besedo, odločatito rule in s.o.'s favour — odločiti komu v pridprices ruled high (lower) — cene so bile visoke (nižje); -
54 secretary
['sekrətəri]plural - secretaries; noun1) (a person employed to write letters, keep records and make business arrangements etc for another person: He dictated a letter to his secretary.) tajnik, tajnica2) (a (sometimes unpaid) person who deals with the official business of an organization etc: The secretary read out the minutes of the society's last meeting.) tajnik•* * *[sékrətri]nountajnik, sekretar; American minister; pisalna miza; zapisnikar, tajnik (društva); printing tisk, ki posnema lepopisthe Secretary of State for Foreign Aflaires, Foreign Secretary — minister za zunanje zadeve, zunanji ministerSecretary for War, War Secretary — vojni minister -
55 sit
[sit]present participle - sitting; verb1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) sedeti; posaditi2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) ležati3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) biti član4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) sedeti5) (to undergo (an examination).) opravljati (izpit)6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) pozirati7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) zasedati•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
- sit up* * *I [sit]1.intransitive verbsedeti; (o kokoši) sedeti na jajcih, valiti; čepeti; sedeti kot model (slikarju); biti za vzorec; imeti sedež, bivati; ležati; pristajati (o obleki); opravljati službo (navadno) sedé; biti član kakega telesa ( on a jury porote); zastopati v parlamentu ( for koga); imeti sejo, zasedati; sesti (on na); zaposliti se ( over s čim); študirati ( under pri kom);2.transitive verbsedeti (v sedlu), imeti sedež na ( a mule mezgu); posaditi ( the hen on eggs kokošja jajca)to sit on the bench figuratively biti sodnikto sit on the fence politics slang figuratively stati ob strani, ne se opredeliti, biti nevtralento sit in judgement on s.o. — lastiti si pravico sojenja drugih, soditi, kritizirati kogato sit on one's hands figuratively ne aplavdiratito sit for one's picture — dati se slikati, sedeti (pozirati) za svojo sliko (portret)he is sitting pretty — on je v dobrem položaju, ima dober položajto sit pretty slang imeti dobre karte, figuratively dobro se goditi (komu)to sit upon s.o. figuratively sedeti na kom, jahati kogadon't you be sat upon! colloquially ne pusti se hruliti!to sit tight colloquially ostati neomahljivo na svojem mestu, vztrajati pri stvarito sit on the throne — sedeti na prestolu, vladatiII [sit]nounslang see situation -
56 stamp
[stæmp] 1. verb1) (to bring (the foot) down with force (on the ground): He stamped his foot with rage; She stamped on the insect.) teptati2) (to print or mark on to: He stamped the date at the top of his letter; The oranges were all stamped with the exporter's name.) žigosati3) (to stick a postage stamp on (a letter etc): I've addressed the envelope but haven't stamped it.) frankirati2. noun1) (an act of stamping the foot: `Give it to me!' she shouted with a stamp of her foot.) copot2) (the instrument used to stamp a design etc on a surface: He marked the date on the bill with a rubber date-stamp.) štampiljka3) (a postage stamp: He stuck the stamps on the parcel; He collects foreign stamps.) znamka4) (a design etc made by stamping: All the goods bore the manufacturer's stamp.) žig•* * *I [stæmp]nounžig, pečat; vtisk, odtis(k), sled; poštna znamka; kolek; poštni žig; mechanics naprava za žigosanje; kovanje; figuratively kov, narava, značaj, baža, vrsta, figuratively ugled; bat; stopa; teptanje, topotanje, cepet(anje), udarjanje (udarec) z nogo ob tla; plural obsolete American slang (papirnati) denarsignature stamp — žig s podpisom, faksimile (žig) podpisaavoid men of his stamp! — izogibaj se ljudi njegove baže!to give a stamp to s.th. — dati pečat čemuII [stæmp]transitive verbžigosati; označiti; kovati (denar); vtisniti (kak znak, lik itd.) ( upon na); kolkovati, frankirati; vtisniti žig; (za)cepetati, udariti z nogo ob tla; streti, zdrobiti, stolči, zmrviti; intransitive verb teptati, cepetati, topotati, gaziti z nogami ( upon po); plačati kolkovinoto stamp s.th. on s.o.'s mind — vtisniti komu kaj v spominthis fact stamps his story (as) a lie — to dejstvo dokazuje, da je njegova zgodba lažniva; -
57 steward
['stjuəd]feminine - stewardess; noun1) (a passenger's attendant on ship or aeroplane: an air stewardess.) stevard2) (a person who helps to arrange, and is an official at, races, entertainments etc.) reditelj3) (a person who supervises the supply of food and stores in a club, on a ship etc.) ekonom4) (a person who manages an estate or farm for another person.) oskrbnik* * *[stjúəd]1.nounstrežaj (na letalu, ladji); upravitelj (posestva); oskrbnik, gospodar, nadzornik; ekonom (kolidža, bólnice itd.), dobavitelj živeža; reditelj (na dirkah, prireditvah, svečanostih); history majordom, upravitelj (hiše)Lord High Steward of England — uslužbenec, ki vodi kronanje ali predseduje pri sojenju visokim plemičem;2.transitive verbupravljati; intransitive verb servirati, streči; opravljati oskrbniške dolžnosti -
58 Steward
['stjuəd]feminine - stewardess; noun1) (a passenger's attendant on ship or aeroplane: an air stewardess.) stevard2) (a person who helps to arrange, and is an official at, races, entertainments etc.) reditelj3) (a person who supervises the supply of food and stores in a club, on a ship etc.) ekonom4) (a person who manages an estate or farm for another person.) oskrbnik* * *[stjúət]proper namedruž. in m. ime -
59 survey
1. [sə'vei] verb1) (to look at, or view, in a general way: He surveyed his neat garden with satisfaction.) ogledovati si2) (to examine carefully or in detail.) pregledati3) (to measure, and estimate the position, shape etc of (a piece of land etc): They have started to survey the piece of land that the new motorway will pass through.) izmeriti4) (to make a formal or official inspection of (a house etc that is being offered for sale).) uradno pregledati2. ['sə:vei] noun1) (a look or examination; a report: After a brief survey of the damage he telephoned the police; He has written a survey of crime in big cities.) pregled; poročilo2) (a careful measurement of land etc.) meritev•- surveyor* * *I [sɜ:vei]nounpregled, ogled, inšpekcija; pregledovanje (računov ipd.), razgledovanje, razmotrivanje; obsežen prikaz; poročilo, ocena, ekspertiza, oris, anketa; načrt, plan; zemljemerstvo, geodezija, zemljemerska karta; geodetski urad (osebje)cadastral survey — zemljiška knjiga, katasterII [sə:véi]transitive verbpregledati, premeriti, oceniti z očesom, razgledati, ogledati, nadzirati, inšpicirati; napraviti katastrsko merjenje -
60 suspend
[sə'spend]1) (to hang: The meat was suspended from a hook.) viseti2) (to keep from falling or sinking: Particles of dust are suspended in the air.) viseti3) (to stop or discontinue temporarily: All business will be suspended until after the funeral.) začasno ustaviti4) (to prevent (a person) temporarily from continuing his (professional) activities or having his usual privileges: Two footballers were suspended after yesterday's match.) suspendirati•- suspenders
- suspense
- suspension
- suspension bridge* * *[səspénd]transitive verbobesiti ( from na); začasno odgoditi, odložiti, ustaviti; začasno razveljaviti; začasno ustaviti (plačevanje); začasno odstaviti s službenega mesta, suspendirati; izključiti iz članstva itd.; zadrževati; intransitive verb (začasno) opustiti, ustaviti svojo dejavnostto suspend hostilities military ustaviti sovražnostito suspend a sentenee juridically odložiti sodbo
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official — ● official, officiaux nom masculin (de office 1) Juge ecclésiastique, dans un diocèse. ⇒OFFICIAL, AUX, subst. masc. RELIG. CATH. A. [Avant la Révolution] Juge ecclésiastique délégué par l évêque pour exercer en son nom la juridiction contentieuse … Encyclopédie Universelle
Official — Of*fi cial, a. [L. officialis: cf. F. officiel. See {Office}, and cf. {Official}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as, official duties, or routine. [1913 Webster] That, in the official marks invested, you Anon do meet the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
official — official, officious The main meanings of official are ‘in the nature of an office’ (Their official duties) and ‘authorized or confirmed by someone in authority’ (The official attendance was over 10,000). By contrast, officious is a judgemental… … Modern English usage
official — Official. s. m. Juge de Cour d Eglise. L Official de Paris, l official de Rheims &c. on la cité pardevant l official … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
official — [ə fish′əl, ōfish′əl] adj. [OFr < LL officialis] 1. of or holding an office, or position of authority 2. by, from, or with the proper authority; authorized or authoritative [an official request] 3. in a formal or ceremonious manner, often… … English World dictionary
Official — Of*fi cial, n. [L. officialis a magistrate s servant or attendant: cf. F. official. See {Official}, a., and cf. {Officer}.] 1. One who holds an office; esp., a subordinate executive officer or attendant. [1913 Webster] 2. An ecclesiastical judge… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
official — [adj] authorized, legitimate accredited, approved, authentic, authenticated, authoritative, bona fide, canonical, cathedral, ceremonious, certified, cleared, conclusive, correct, customary, decided, decisive, definite, endorsed, established, ex… … New thesaurus
official — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to an authority or public body and its activities and responsibilities. 2) having the approval or authorization of such a body. ► NOUN ▪ a person holding public office or having official duties. DERIVATIVES officialdom… … English terms dictionary
Official — Official, s. Officialis … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Official — Official, lat. dtsch., der Vicar eines Bischofs in contentiösen u. Ehe Angelegenheiten; O. at. bischöfliches Gericht … Herders Conversations-Lexikon